Probation Service launches huge recruitment drive to target dangerous London offenders
The number of probation officers in London will double to tackle the capital’s most high-risk offenders. The Ministry of ...
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Government to spend on probation officers’ tech and three Frontier AI Exemplars
It will also provide £42 million for three Frontier AI Exemplars, to be led by the Department for Science, Innovation and ...
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Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate and former probation officer Simon Armitage has published an ode to probation work – ‘A Life in the Day Of.’ ...
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Probation short of staff, says Chief Inspector
The Probation Service in England and Wales “has too few staff” with “too little experience and training” and leaves members of the public at risk, an official watchdog has found. Martin Jones, the ...
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Probation Service work to keep people safe ‘consistently insufficient’ – report
Ms Mahmood announced plans to recruit 1,300 new probation officers by March 2026 and introduce new technology to stop staff “drowning” in paperwork when more time could be spent supervising ...
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Probation Service work to keep people safe ‘consistently insufficient’ – report
Ms Mahmood announced plans to recruit 1,300 new probation officers by March 2026 and introduce new technology to stop staff “drowning” in paperwork when more time could be spent supervising offenders.