'Seismic shift' to improve professional standards across HM Prison and Probation Service

Eleena Misra KC commissioned as Independent Adviser to HMPPS Professional Standards Review - Old Square Chambers

Eleena Misra KC was commissioned as Independent Adviser to Jennifer Rademaker (Ministry of Justice) in connection with the report and recommendations publicly accepted by the government on 6 May 2025, by Lord James Timpson, Prisons Minister, to improve professional standards within HM Prison and Probation Service. In a speech, Lord Timpson said,  “Professional standards matter. They cannot simply be words on paper. They must be reflected in how …

'Seismic shift' to improve professional standards across HM Prison and Probation Service

Reports of bullying and harassment are “a wake-up call and an opportunity to change”, Lord Timpson said today (6 May), after a review recommended wholesale change to how HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) deals with complaints.

Damning report should lead to devolved probation service | News, Press release

Commenting on the publication today (Tuesday) of Jennifer Rademaker’s report into bullying, harassment and discrimination within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, UNISON head of probation Mike Short said: “This long overdue report confirms what Probation Service staff have known for years, that bullying, harassment and discrimination are rife. “These toxic conditions are a legacy of Chris Grayling’s disastrous probation reforms in 2014…