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Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
Probation means you’re serving your sentence but you’re not in prison. You…
When you’re on probation you may have meetings with your offender manager.…
You could go back to court if you break any rules of your probation. For…
You can be taken straight back to prison if you have been released on…
If you have been taken back to prison and think you should be released on…
Policy and guidance for prison and probation professionals in England and Wales.
Engage with our reform programme, get involved and stay updated on progress.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
Rules and guidance for probation qualified staff around professional registration, probation professional standards and loss of authority to practice.
This guidance sets out the key minimum qualifications required to perform core probation roles.
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) investigates complaints from prisoners, young people in detention (prisons and secure training centres), those on probation and individuals detained under immigration powers (detained individuals). It also investigates all deaths that occur among prisoners, young...
Information about the pre-sentence report pilot in 15 magistrates’ courts.
HM Inspectorate of Probation reports to the government on the effectiveness of work with adults, children and young people who have offended with an aim to reduce reoffending and protect the public. HM Inspectorate of Probation works with the Ministry...
Legacy probation documents published for transparency
A summary of how we plan to continue to deliver probation services whilst COVID-19 remains a factor but government guidance on lockdown is gradually relaxed.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
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