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This page brings together recent news, reports, articles, and commentary relevant to probation, rehabilitation, and community justice.

 

Latest news

The content includes both Probation Institute updates and selected external publications, chosen to support professional awareness, learning, and informed debate.

Items listed here do not necessarily represent formal positions of the Probation Institute, these are set out separately in our Position Papers, but reflect developments and discussions shaping the field.  

The News page is updated regularly to reflect developments across probation, rehabilitation, research, and practice.

 
Progress & Prejudice - Shifts in UK employer attitudes to hiring people with convictions
Progress & Prejudice - Shifts in UK employer attitudes to hiring people with convictions

Working Chance has launched its latest research ‘Progress & Prejudice: Shifts in UK employer attitudes towards hiring people with convictions’.

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Richard Rowley17 November 2022
Desistance, Recovery and Justice Capital - Putting it all Together
Desistance, Recovery and Justice Capital - Putting it all Together

The latest academic insights piece highlights the importance of recovery capital and justice capital to desistance and community integration.

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Richard Rowley7 November 2022
A joint thematic inspection of Offender Management in Custody – pre-release
A joint thematic inspection of Offender Management in Custody – pre-release

A joint inspection has found Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) is falling well short of expected standards – calling for the model to be overhauled.

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Richard Rowley7 November 2022
Inspectorate calls for urgent action as trio of London probation services rated ‘Inadequate’
Inspectorate calls for urgent action as trio of London probation services rated ‘Inadequate’

A press release which refers to three HMI inspections of London PDU.

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Richard Rowley18 October 2022
Justice Select Committee report on IPP Sentences
Justice Select Committee report on IPP Sentences

The Justice Select Committee has produced a report of its meeting to review the position regarding the MOJ Action Plan to reduce the size of the IPP prison population.

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Richard Rowley11 October 2022
National Hate Crime Awareness week
National Hate Crime Awareness week

We'd like to draw your attention to National Hate Crime Awareness Week from 8th to 15th October.

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Richard Rowley7 October 2022
Probation Institute CIO Annual General Meeting
Probation Institute CIO Annual General Meeting

We are pleased to report on a very successful first Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 4th October.

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Richard Rowley7 October 2022
Probation Trainees Event 18th October 2022
Probation Trainees Event 18th October 2022

On 18th October the Probation Institute is holding an online event exclusively for Probation Trainees.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
The case of John Worboys - a pivotal point in Probation Victim Services?
The case of John Worboys - a pivotal point in Probation Victim Services?

Wendy Martin, Probation Inspector, asks whether this is a pivotal point in Probation Victim Services.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
The UK Contribution in the Post-Brexit Landscape
The UK Contribution in the Post-Brexit Landscape

Vivian Geiran discusses the UK Contribution in the Post-Brexit Landscape.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service: tackling racial disparity in prisons and probation
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service: tackling racial disparity in prisons and probation

Alana Ajani, HMPPS, provides an update on the Race Action Programme in Probation.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
Lived experience in service delivery: navigating responsibility and risk
Lived experience in service delivery: navigating responsibility and risk

Sadie Parr discusses navigating responsibility and risk in the context of lived experience in service delivery.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
Supporting people with a criminal record to become self-employed
Supporting people with a criminal record to become self-employed

Richard Morgan discusses the importance of increasing opportunities for people with a criminal record to find self-employment.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
Is private-sector innovation still vital to tackle support gaps for those leaving custody?
Is private-sector innovation still vital to tackle support gaps for those leaving custody?

Suki Binning, from Interventions Alliance, poses the question.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
Approved Premises: the mid-2022 ‘State of Play’
Approved Premises: the mid-2022 ‘State of Play’

Andrew Bridges, National Approved Premises Association (NAPA), discusses the ongoing major changes in Approved Premises.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
Probation and the bench
Probation and the bench

Having worked in probation and now a JP, Mike Guilfoyle shares his thoughtful reflections with us.

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Richard Rowley23 September 2022
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