Almost two decades on from the Corston Report, which called for a radical change to the way we treat women in the criminal justice system, HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a criminal justice joint inspection with HM Inspectorate of Prisons: ‘The quality of work undertaken with women’. The Corston Report (2007 (PDF, 16 kB)) […]
23 May 2024
Norfolk Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Martin Jones, Chief Inspector of Probation, said: “Norfolk PDU have set high expectations for staff to comply with timeliness and data recording targets. Worryingly, we found that the degree to which these targets were […]
16 May 2024
Suffolk Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Martin Jones, Chief Inspector of Probation, said: “Despite the high number of staff who have been in post for less than two years, practitioners at Suffolk PDU fully understand and support the vision […]
16 May 2024
Wiltshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation as part of its programme of Youth Justice Service inspections. The Service was rated across three broad areas – the arrangements for organisational delivery of the service, the quality of work done with children […]
14 May 2024
Redbridge Youth Justice and Targeted Prevention Service (YJTPS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. The service was inspected and rated across three broad areas: the arrangements for organisational delivery of the service, the quality of work done with children sentenced by the courts, and […]
10 May 2024
Probation services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) have received an overall regional rating of ‘Requires improvement’ by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. This was the first regional inspection of the Inspectorate’s current programme, and while it revealed clear strengths in the area’s overall strategic arrangements, the quality of work delivered to manage people on […]
09 May 2024
Salford Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation as part of its programme of Youth Justice Service inspections. The Service was rated across three broad areas – the arrangements for organisational delivery of the service, the quality of work done with children […]
09 May 2024
Conwy & Denbighshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection led by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, with colleagues from Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), Estyn, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones […]
08 May 2024
Waltham Forest Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. The service was inspected and rated across three broad areas: the arrangements for organisational delivery of the service, the quality of work done with children sentenced by the courts, and the quality […]
08 May 2024
Surrey Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. The inspection revealed motivated and committed leaders, staff and managers who wanted to make a difference in the lives of people on probation but, despite this, the management of cases was insufficient in relation […]
21 March 2024
