Effective Practice Guide: Developing operational structures and the Senior Probation Officer role
Based on effective practice identified during our The role of the senior probation officer and management oversight in the Probation Service.
Here we consider the operational structures and roles required to provide effective management oversight and to support the work of senior probation officers.
In this guide, we examine: the key principles of management oversight, operational delivery in sentence management, and look at the senior probation officer (SPO) role in great detail as it is so central to effective management oversight.