The future of the Probation Service
Justice Committee
Closed
Inquiry
Probation services have gone through substantial change in the past five years. After the financial failure and withdrawal of several CRC providers, the MoJ decided to end CRC contracts 14 months early (during this year) and to return to having a single national probation service for all offenders, but with …
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19
Recommendations
7
Conclusions
1
Report
3
Events
Activity timeline 2 events
2 Jul
2021
2021
23 Apr
2021
2021
Report published
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Report - The future of the Probation Service | HC 285 | 23 Apr 2021 | 26 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
18th Report - The future of the Pr…
So far as Day 1 provision itself goes, we have heard convincing evidence that some...
So far as Day 1 provision itself goes, we have heard convincing evidence that some services may not be available straight away and are not clear what will be provided for those people who would use them. We invite the …
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Government Response
The government has agreed that Probation Practitioners will support offenders in accessing services not commissioned on Day 1, with commissioning decisions to be driven by Regional Probation Directors' plans. It commits to developing and sharing commissioning pipelines, but does not provide a specific overall post-Day 1 procurement timeline.
Ministry of Justice
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
18th Report - The future of the Pr…
We recognise that newly qualified probation officers and those still in training need training, development...
We recognise that newly qualified probation officers and those still in training need training, development and support, and should have smaller caseloads, but we are concerned that in the interim, caseloads for qualified probation officers will remain high. While we …
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Government Response
The government agreed that a caseload of no more than 50 is reasonable for cases requiring ongoing risk management, noting the national average is 32.5. It stated that caseloads for less complex cases will be managed by a new Unified Tiering Model implemented in May 2021, and a redesigned Workload Management Tool due in December 2021.
Ministry of Justice
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