All posts tagged "probation"
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UK to reverse outsourcing of probation service
All probation services in England and Wales are to be brought back under public ownership and control, reversing the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) six-year programme to outsource delivery of most
- Posted June 15, 2020
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UK probation outsourcing ‘irredeemably flawed’, says inspector
A report by the UK chief inspector of probation has branded the service’s partial outsourcing “irredeemably flawed”, and pressed the government to take the “opportunity to redesign the service” when
- Posted April 4, 2019
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UK watchdog highlights failure of innovation-focused probation contracts
A confused approach to fostering innovation contributed to the failure of the UK government’s probation outsourcing reforms, according to a spending watchdog. In 2013, the Ministry of Justice outsourced the
- Posted March 4, 2019