Probation Service work to keep people safe ‘consistently insufficient’ – report

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Probation Service work to keep people safe ‘consistently insufficient’ – report

HM Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales found staff shortages were impacting the quality of work to help offenders and protect victims.

Probation "under-resourced and over-stretched" - Russell Webster

Probation inspectorate annual report says the service has too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases.