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206 inspections and research

A thematic inspection of the Serious Further Offences (SFO) investigation and review process

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Post-release supervision for short-term prisoners: The work undertaken by Community Rehabilitation Companies

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Changes to the probation system have locked offenders in “an expensive merry-go-round” and have led to “no tangible reduction to reoffending”, according to a new report.

Management and supervision of men convicted of sexual offences

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Significant improvements are needed to ensure sexual offenders are managed effectively in prison and in the community, according to a new report out today.

Domestic abuse: the work undertaken by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs)

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Community Rehabilitation Companies are not doing enough to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic abuse or keep victims safe, according to a new report out today.

Probation Supply Chains

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Probation reforms have failed to deliver the aim of ensuring that voluntary and third sector organisations play a central role in providing specialist support to offenders, according to Dame Glenys Stacey, HM Chief Inspector of Probation.

Enforcement and Recall

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The enforcement by private probation companies of community-based court sentences has been assessed as poor in a report by HM Inspectorate of Probation.