Probation officer stabbed by offender they were supervising – as man in his 20s charged with attempted murder

A PROBATION officer has been stabbed by an offender they were supervising in a “serious assault”. The worker was attacked in ...
JD Supra

Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK’s and France’s Approaches to Probation and Dismissals in Early Employment

The UK Government is lowering the length of service employees must have before they can bring an unfair dismissal claim against their employer. The UK Government has indicated that probationary ...
The Independent

Probation staffing crisis laid bare in damning reports as alarm sounded over public safety

A string of new probation watchdog investigations have laid bare the staffing crisis blighting the service’s ability to supervise offenders in the community and keep the public safe. With prisons ...
Yahoo News UK

Probation Service performance worse since returning to public control – watchdog

The performance of the Probation Service has worsened since it returned to public ownership with “significant” staff shortages and high workloads, a public spending watchdog has warned. Targets met by ...
Jurist

UK environmental protesters given probation conditions designed for serious offenders

Reports published Friday revealed that environmental protesters in the United Kingdom were released from prison under “licence conditions” designed for terrorist or extremist criminal offenders, ...
AOL

Not priority to devolve probation says UK minister

A UK government minister has been accused of pouring "cold water" on the prospect of the Welsh government taking control over probation and youth justice. The Labour-led Cardiff administration has ...