Probationmatters

Probation probably has more leverage now than it has had for years. The Government’s entire current strategy depends on probation.
Earlier release depends on probation.Community sentences replacing short custody depend on probation.Electronic monitoring, restriction zones, curfews and tighter licence conditions depend on probation.Recall decisions depend on probation.OFPS d...

It's been some time since we highlighted Rob Allen's reflections, now regularly appearing on the Substack platform:- 
Releasing Tension
Thoughts on the Latest Prison Crisis

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"Pull a string and they mention the £700m.".
 ****"Actually, "The Irony Of It" is that the £700m that is being banded about in every other sentence from the Government, is roughly only about the amount that was stripped out of the service through austerity and TR. £700m could really be seen only as a refund?
The real investment that probation needs is in all the things...

"The irony is almost insulting. On the very day HM Inspectorate publishes a paper saying the service needs to create “psychological safety” and take staff wellbeing seriously, Probatio...

Just as we thought, Andy knows nothing about the Criminal Justice System and the proof comes in his new government's announcement last night:-

Fixing the prison and probation crisis

The Government is taking ac...