Our Research & Analysis Bulletins are aimed at all those with an interest in the quality of probation and youth justice services, presenting key findings to assist with informed debate and promote excellence in probation and youth justice services.
The bulletins present findings from analysis of our inspection data and from new primary research projects.
This bulletin examines the extent to which probation services have been meeting the expectations of the organisational-level standard on staffing (standard 1.2), as well as exploring the consequences and the prospects moving forward.
The focus in this bulletin is upon the extent to which, in recent years, the probation service has been able to provide courts with advice which is sufficiently well-informed, considered and tailored.
The focus in this bulletin is upon the extent to which the delivery of probation services in England and Wales is being tailored to both needs and strengths.
Within community hubs, those under supervision are potentially able to access a range of services, facilities and opportunities within a community setting, addressing the problems they face.
This bulletin focuses upon the relationship between provider inputs and activities, the rationale being that organisational-level inputs support case-level activities which ultimately contribute to the strategic goals for probation.
