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At last we have a clear position statement  from the Probation Institute stating what many of us have been saying for some time. But now is ...

For those unaware, probation once more finds itself under attack and threatened with losing its distinct identity by being totally consumed ...

"The history of probation has... been characterised as a journey from 'advise, assist and befriend' to 'enforcement, rehabi...

Whilst we are aware of on-going court challenges to the Raab-inspired and outrageous parole changes, thank goodness for the Prison Reform Tr...

Forget all that Probation Day nonsense - the MoJ are determined to completely erase probation as a distinct entity and the civil servant in ...

It's always wise in my view to have regard to the past when considering the future, so it's probably worth taking a closer look at t...

I'm not sure why, but we are enjoying a bit of a revival on here and I notice we're heading for eight million 'hits' in a co...

With the dreadful 'Probation Day' thankfully out of the way for the second year, it's probably as well if we have a look at the ...

To be perfectly honest this blog has been running for so long there doesn't seem to be much we haven't discussed at inordinate lengt...

Thanks go to regular reader and contributor 'Getafix for rooting out the following wonderfully expansive but concise  paper  by Peter Ra...