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Guidance and best practice on maintaining prison buildings to a safe and decent standard for staff and prisoners to live and work in.
Policy and guidance for prison staff of how to manage the risk of abscond from open prisons.
Mandatory actions and guidance for probation practitioners following the death of a person under supervision in the community.
Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) triggered the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre on 31 July 2025.
This guidance sets out the key minimum qualifications required to perform core probation roles.
The Dynamic Framework is now live and interested organisations may submit a bid to join the framework at any time via the e-sourcing system.
Replacement for PSI 2003/41 Sustainable Development – Prison Service Policy and Governance, PSI 2010/07 Packaging Material Usage Legal Requirements, PSI 2013/15 Waste Management Data Recording.
Barrow-in-Furness Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Aberystwyth Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the Wales region.
St Austell Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the South West region.
Penrith Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Swan House, is a probation contact centre, within the North East region.
Stockwell House, is a probation contact centre, within the East Midlands region.
Skelmersdale Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Melton Mowbray Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the East Midlands region.
1 Cromwell Court, is a Probation Interventions Hub, within the Greater Manchester region.
A brief explainer of some of the key policy areas of the Prisons Strategy White Paper.
49-54 Chester Street, is a probation contact centre, within the Wales region.
Guidance for probation staff on arranging unpaid work for people subject to a family court enforcement order.
Regulations for the Children and Young People Secure Estate on developing positive relationships and cultures, including ‘behaviour management’.
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