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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…
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
If you want to leave your job, check your employment contract to find out…
You must give at least a week’s notice if you’ve been in your job for more…
You’re entitled to your normal pay rate during your notice period,…
Your employer may ask you not to come into work, or to work at home or…
There may be terms in your contract that says you can’t work for a…
Policy and guidance for prison and probation professionals in England and Wales.
Engage with our reform programme, get involved and stay updated on progress.
This policy sets out the guidance and criteria which should be applied when reimbursing fares to persons on probation for reporting as part of their statutory licence or order.
Mandatory actions and guidance for probation practitioners following the death of a person under supervision in the community.
Teacher Services is a free service to check the record of a teacher you employ or are considering employing.
The Probation Workforce Strategy sets out our collective ambition for a more positive, inclusive, and diverse probation workforce, and the steps we are committed to taking to achieve this over the three years from 2023 to 2025.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
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.
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
This collection brings together all of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Policy Frameworks.
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