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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.

 
Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan 2022 to 2025
Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan 2022 to 2025

Recently released, the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan.

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Richard Rowley15 February 2023
Updated Probation Workforce Strategy
Updated Probation Workforce Strategy

Recent Probation Workforce Strategy update

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Richard Rowley15 February 2023
State of the sector 2022
State of the sector 2022

The latest ‘State of the Sector’ report from Clinks is released.

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Richard Rowley15 February 2023
Serious Further Offences Review of the case of Jordan McSweeney
Serious Further Offences Review of the case of Jordan McSweeney

We urge all our members, practitioners, academics, managers and leaders to read this review.

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Richard Rowley2 February 2023
Independent serious further offence review of Damien Bendall
Independent serious further offence review of Damien Bendall

Statement from the Probation Institute

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Richard Rowley28 January 2023
Green shoots of hope for probation services?
Green shoots of hope for probation services?

Latest blog from Justin Russell, Chief Inspector of HMI Probation

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Richard Rowley19 January 2023
The experiences of adult black male prisoners and black prison staff
The experiences of adult black male prisoners and black prison staff

HMI Prison Service Inspectorate report published this week.

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Richard Rowley17 December 2022
Supporting Children With A Mum In The Criminal Justice System
Supporting Children With A Mum In The Criminal Justice System

New toolkit published by the Prison Reform Trust.

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Richard Rowley17 December 2022
Are we making the most of probation and voluntary sector partnerships?
Are we making the most of probation and voluntary sector partnerships?

Interesting blog from the Chief Inspector of Probation referring to his recent speech to the Clinks Conference.

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Richard Rowley16 December 2022
HMIP Academic Insights Paper - Professionalism in Probation by Dr Matt Tidmarsh
HMIP Academic Insights Paper - Professionalism in Probation by Dr Matt Tidmarsh

This report was kindly produced by Dr Matt Tidmarsh, reviewing the literature on ‘professionalism’ and applying it to the probation service.

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Richard Rowley13 December 2022
Progress & Prejudice
Progress & Prejudice

Lizzy Jewell presents the findings from research by Working Chance into employer attitudes towards hiring people with convictions.

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Richard Rowley9 December 2022
The Context of Gambling Harms - Impacts and Influences
The Context of Gambling Harms - Impacts and Influences

Gerda Reith, from the University of Glasgow, gives an overview of harms generated by commercial gambling.

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Richard Rowley9 December 2022
A Total Failure to the Women and Children Involved
A Total Failure to the Women and Children Involved

Sarah Smith discusses the Qualitative Study of Public Perceptions towards Prison Maternity Care in the UK.

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Richard Rowley9 December 2022
The role of probation in supporting people who have experienced gambling and crime-related harms
The role of probation in supporting people who have experienced gambling and crime-related harms

Lauren Smith presents a summary of key findings from a report published by The Howard League for Penal Reform.

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Richard Rowley9 December 2022
The value of flexibility and lived experience to probation
The value of flexibility and lived experience to probation

Liam talks about two key issues whilst on probation, before discussing two solutions to address these.

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Richard Rowley9 December 2022
Thinking about thinking - the diversity of people’s inner worlds
Thinking about thinking - the diversity of people’s inner worlds

Jack Burrows, Sheffield Hallam University, discusses aphantasia and what it might mean for probation work.

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Richard Rowley9 December 2022
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