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Thanks go to regular contributor 'Getafix for pointing me in the direction of this report   from think tank Demos:- To fix the justice s...

A Life in the Day Of’ - Simon Armitage’s ode to the Probation Service

A Life in the Day Of: Simon Armitage's ode to probation officers Listen  on BBC Sounds. This  from the Big Issue:- Poet laureate Simon A...

It must be every editor's nightmare to publish, only to find you've missed the big story of the day. Well, today's the day becau...

Whilst we continue to await the promised Probation Review, my attention has been drawn to the following article  from the latest Probation I...

Guardian :- Pat McFadden has vowed to bring about “radical” civil service changes including digitisation and stricter performance targets fo...

Many of us had high hopes of a new Labour Government taking a more thoughtful and insightful approach to criminal justice matters and delive...

I've just listened to David Gauke on the Today programme saying:- "Our addiction to longer sentences is a serious mistake" Now...

No Review then, just a diktat  from Labour government:- Probation Service to cut crime by focusing on dangerous offenders Speaking at a pro...

Oh man, you have any idea how comforting it is that I found your blog. It just makes all my feelings (and my colleagues’) valid. Now here’s ...