Domestic abusers face crackdown in raft of new measures – Home Office
‘Tougher management of most dangerous abusers and new protections for victims.’
Home Office, 20th February 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
Category: probation
Domestic abusers to be more closely monitored and electronically tagged – BBC News
‘The most dangerous domestic abusers will be monitored more closely and electronically tagged as part of a new crackdown, the government has said.’
BBC News, 20th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Potentially risky’ people being released after years on remand, watchdog warns – The Guardian
‘Potentially dangerous prisoners are spending years on remand before disappearing into the community after their release without being properly monitored, the prisons watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog finds serious probation failings over Zara Aleena’s killer – The Independent
‘Failings by probation officers left a sexual predator “free” to stalk and kill law graduate Zara Aleena just days after he was released from jail, according to a watchdog.’
The Independent, 24th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Killamarsh murders: Probation failings over killer Damien Bendall – BBC News
‘A review into how a quadruple murderer was dealt with by probation officers has found failings “at every stage”.’
BBC News, 17th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Warnings over ‘inconsistent’ monitoring of criminals after release from jail – The Independent
‘Dangerous criminals are being downgraded to the lowest level of monitoring from police and other bodies too quickly after being freed from jail, watchdogs have warned.’
The Independent, 14th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Colin Pitchfork: Double child killer arrested and recalled to prison two months after release – The Independent
‘Colin Pitchfork has been arrested and sent back to prison just two months after being released, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced on Friday. He was let out in September after spending 33 years in jail for murdering two teenage girls in the 1980s.’
The Independent, 20th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Offenders to be banned from drinking to cut alcohol-fuelled crime – Ministry of Justice
‘Offenders released from prison face being banned from drinking from today (17 November 2021) under world-first plans to curb alcohol-fuelled crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th November 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
People with mental illness in criminal justice system failed ‘at every stage’ – The Independent
‘The criminal justice system is “failing” people with a mental illness “at every stage”, a major report has found has found.’
The Independent, 17h November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Coroner criticises failure to share MI5 intelligence on Fishmongers’ Hall killer – The Guardian
‘Collective failures by the security services, police and probation officers before the terrorist killings at Fishmongers’ Hall in London must be addressed to avoid a similar attack in future, a coroner has warned.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lilly Hanrahan: Case review finds missed chances to check on killer – BBC News
‘Authorities’ failure to share details about a man before he murdered a girl in his partner’s care “contributed” to her death.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Support for drug users on probation in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ – The Guardian
‘Offenders in England and Wales who are supervised in the community are not receiving enough help to tackle drug misuse, and specialist programmes for identifying at-risk users of drugs have “withered on the vine”, a watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Probation officers are the forgotten part of the criminal justice system’ – BBC News
It’s a job that you don’t often see in police dramas and documentaries. Sam Gildersleeve wants to show you what it’s like being a probation officer in Chelmsford, Essex.
BBC News, 6th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nationalising probation service not enough to fix flaws, warns watchdog – The Guardian
‘Renationalising the management of offenders in the community will not be enough to put right the flaws of disastrous privatisation reforms introduced by the former Conservative minister Chris Grayling, the probation watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Probation services return to public control in England and Wales – BBC News
‘Probation services in England and Wales will return to public control, seven years after Chris Grayling’s changes that were later labelled as “flawed”.’
BBC News, 28th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Research Briefing: Unification of probation services – House of Commons Library
‘This briefing discusses the new unified model for probation services being brought in from 26 June 2021’
House of Commons Library , 7th June 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Ex-police officer who tracked wife with GPS spared same fate Published14 hours ago – BBC News
‘A controlling husband who planted a GPS device in his wife’s car objected to being tracked himself as punishment.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£200 million investment in rehab services to cut crime – Ministry of Justice
‘Charities and companies which help rehabilitate offenders have been awarded around £200 million of Government funding to help cut crime in the new probation system.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Justifying Austerity – Not Solely a Question of Cost – Littleton Chambers
‘On 11 November 2020, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Heskett -v- Secretary of State for Justice [2020] EWCA Civ 1487, holding that the “pay freeze” imposed on probation officers as the result of the Government’s austerity measures, which might otherwise have been regarded as indirectly age discriminatory, was capable of being justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.’
Littleton Chambers, 12th November 2020
Source: littletonchambers.com
