tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Probation Service 2023-09-22T11:50:11+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/offenders-help-turn-the-tide-against-beach-litter 2023-09-22T11:50:11+01:00 Offenders help turn the tide against beach litter Offenders will be put to work to pay back the communities they have harmed as part of a week-long nationwide clean-up of Britain’s coastline. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/bigger-better-probation-service-to-cut-crime 2021-06-28T00:01:07+01:00 Bigger, better Probation Service to cut crime The public will be better protected and crime will be cut the Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland vows today (28 June 2021) as the new, unified Probation Service is launched. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/one-thousand-probation-officers-recruited-to-protect-the-public 2021-06-03T09:48:46+01:00 One thousand probation officers recruited to protect the public More than 1,000 new trainee probation officers have been recruited to bolster the vital work the Probation Service does to cut crime and protect the public, meeting a government target set last July. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/3-million-pilot-to-reduce-reoffending-by-young-adults 2021-03-05T00:01:08+00:00 £3 million pilot to reduce reoffending by young adults Young adults supervised by the probation service will receive specialist drug and mental health support at a new £3 million centre to reduce reoffending. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-justice-minister-sets-out-whole-system-approach-to-justice-reform 2019-06-11T12:14:00+01:00 New Justice Minister sets out whole system approach to justice reform New Justice Minister Robert Buckland QC has set out his plan to ‘turn the tide on reoffending� during his first keynote speech in the role. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/justice-secretary-announces-new-model-for-probation 2019-05-16T12:03:00+01:00 Justice Secretary announces new model for probation National Probation Service to take over responsibility for all offender management. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/justice-secretary-outlines-future-vision-for-probation 2018-07-27T10:04:00+01:00 Justice Secretary outlines future vision for probation Justice Secretary David Gauke has set out his vision for the future of probation services in England and Wales today, announcing plans to change and improve the current system and invest £22 million in extra support for offe� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chairs-speech-marks-parole-boards-50th-anniversary-and-looks-at-the-future-for-parole 2017-11-08T11:47:11+00:00 Chair's speech marks Parole Board's 50th Anniversary and looks at the future for parole Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Parole Board, gave a speech looking at the "past, present and future of parole" at event marking the organisation's 50th Anniversary tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chingford-jobs-fair-this-friday-14-november 2014-11-10T15:50:54+00:00 Chingford Jobs Fair this Friday 14 November A Jobs Fair has been organised by local MP Iain Duncan Smith. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/compulsary-lie-detector-tests-for-serious-sex-offenders 2014-05-27T11:13:00+01:00 Compulsory lie detector tests for serious sex offenders The UK’s first school for training highly-skilled probation officers to become lie detector examiners is underway.