Interventions, requirements and strategy
Inspectors expect practitioners to engage children/people on probation in all elements of their sentence and/or disposal.
We will make judgements based on the work and interventions delivered and, as part of the effectiveness of the working relationship, this includes motivating the individual to engage in all elements and actively reviewing/evaluating progress.
Interventions themselves should be impactful and support changes in behaviour to promote safety and desistance.
The guidance we have developed to date are:
Effective practice guide – recruitment, training and retention (February 2025)
This guide is based on information sourced during fieldwork for our recent thematic inspection of the recruitment, training, and retention of frontline practitioners.
In this guide, we present examples of effective practice that supported successful recruitment, ensured continuous professional development opportunities for staff and promoted positive retention in teams.
Read the effective practice guide for recruitment, training, and retention here.
Effective practice guide: – Unpaid work
(February 2025)
This effective practice guide is based on examples observed while undertaking ‘A thematic inspection on the delivery of unpaid work’.
Throughout the guide, we explore the examples of effective practice we observed during fieldwork for the inspection, including examples of leadership, UPW placements, and engagement strategies.
Effective practice guide: Electronic monitoring delivered well (January 2022)
Based on our thematic inspection of the use of electronic monitoring as a tool for the Probation Service in reducing reoffending and managing risk. This comprehensive guide provides an overview of electronic monitoring and how this can be effectively used by practitioners.
You can read more about the research which underpins interventions and requirement here:
Adults
Specific types of delivery (the evidence base – probation services).
