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206 inspections and research

An inspection of youth offending services in Northamptonshire

Published:
Northamptonshire Youth Offending Service (YOS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

An inspection of youth offending services in Cambridgeshire

Published:
Cambridgeshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

An inspection of youth offending services in Ealing

Published:
Ealing Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Annual report 2022/2023

Published:
The outgoing Chief Inspector of Probation, Justin Russell, is calling for an independent review of whether the Probation Service should return to local control, two years on from unification into a national service.

Race equality in probation follow-up: A work in progress

Published:
HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a report reinspecting the work undertaken and progress made, by the Probation Service, to promote race equality for people on probation and staff. The Inspectorate last looked at this area of practice in 2021.

An inspection of youth offending services in North Lincolnshire

Published:
North Lincolnshire Youth Justice Partnership (YJP) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Regional review letter: Probation service – South West region

Published:
This review letter follows the publication of inspections of Somerset PDU, Dorset PDU and Bristol and South Gloucestershire PDU – South West region

An inspection of probation services in Bristol and South Gloucestershire PDU

Published:
The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), for Bristol and South Gloucestershire has been rated as ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

An inspection of probation services in Dorset PDU

Published:
The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), in Dorset has been rated as ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

Regional review letter: Probation Service – South Central region

Published:
This review letter follows the publication of inspections at Portsmouth and Isle of Wight probation delivery unit (PDU), and East Berkshire probation delivery unit (PDU) – South Central region.