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The future of the Probation Service

Inquiry

Probation services have gone through substantial change in the past five years.

After the financial failure and withdrawal of several CRC providers, the MoJ decided to end CRC contracts 14 months early (during this year) and to return to having a single national probation service for all offenders, but with some services still contracted out to private, voluntary or statutory providers.

On 11 June 2020, The Lord Chancellor announced that the competitive process for Probation Delivery Partner contracts would be ended, and instead these elements of probation delivery would be brought back under the control of the NPS. The new model of probation is due to go live in June 2021.

The Committee’s inquiry examines the proposed model for the new probation service and seek views on how well the proposed model addresses the problems identified in the past.

Additionally, the Committee seeks to understand the effect Covid-19 has had on the delivery of probation services and what the potential impact may be going forward into the next phase of the Probation Reform Programme.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about the inquiry.

Work news

Publication of Government Response: The future of the Probation Service

The Justice Committee has published the Government’s response to its report into the future of the Probation Service

Committee reports on new model for probation services

The Justice Committee publishes a report on its inquiry into the future of probation services in England and Wales

People on probation to tell their personal stories to MPs

Justice Select Committee to hear from people on probation as part of inquiry into the future of the Probation Service

7 December 2020

Experts and practitioners questioned on the future of the National Probation Service

The Justice Committee examines the second major reform of Probation Service in recent years

12 October 2020

Committee to hold evidence session on the future of probation

Committee to hold an online live broadcast meeting on the future of probation services

Future of the Probation Service examined

17 September 2020

New inquiry: The future of the Probation Service

The Justice Committee have launched an inquiry on the new model for the delivery of probation services

Contact us

Email: justicecom@parliament.uk
Phone: 0207 219 3939 (general enquiries)
Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA