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
1 result
7
Recommendation
Rejected
18th Report - The future of the Pr…
We recommend that the Ministry review its decision to seek partners while the new model...
We recommend that the Ministry review its decision to seek partners while the new model was still being developed and to report to us on whether future procurement processes will prevent the cancellation of proposed new contacts at such a …
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Government Response
The government partly agreed with the recommendation but defended its decision to cancel the procurement due to pandemic impacts, stating that bidders recognise such risks and without committing to review the specific decision or report on future prevention measures.
Ministry of Justice
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