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North Yorkshire Probation Area - Home Page The Probation Service in North Yorkshire is a well-led and well-managed probation area that has successfully focused on meeting national targets according to a report published today (Tuesday 24 May 2005) by Her Majesty's Probation Inspectorate. The National Director, Roger Hill, oversees the National Probation Service and is directly accountable to the Home Secretary for the performance of the Service. The National Probation Service is made up of 42 separate areas, each co-terminus with their local police force. www.nyprobation.org.uk   (537 words)

The national service scheme, 1964-72 [Australian War Memorial] In court the Minister for Labour and National Service was represented by a barrister, solicitor or officer of the DLNS. National service registrants who had applied and failed in courts on the grounds of conscientious objection and who subsequently failed to report for service were prosecuted. Re-establishment and civilian employment benefits were intended 'to protect the interests of national servicemen in relation to their reinstatement in civilian employment', 'to protect obligations they have entered into before becoming liable for national service', and 'to facilitate the re-settlement of national servicemen in civil life on completion of period of continuous national service'. www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/viet_app.htm   (9339 words)

County Agencies - National Probation Service Probation in Lancashire is part of the National Probation Service, a statutory criminal justice service. The Board is accountable to the National Probation Service Director for the performance and delivery of services in Lancashire area to the national targets. In setting the strategic direction of probation services in Lancashire, the Board consults widely and links with a range of agencies and organisations in the Lancashire communities and regionally and nationally. www.saferlancashire.co.uk /agencies/probation   (816 words)

Greater Manchester Probation Area Since April 2001, there are 42 regional Probation Services (of which Greater Manchester is the third largest) and the new National Probation Service is now entirely funded by the Home Office. In Tameside, the work of the Probation Teams is governed by targets set by the National Probation Directorate in order to meet the Service aims listed above. The Probation Service supervises a wide range of Orders and expects to be faced with a range of new challenges with anticipated changes in legislation as a result of both the Audit Report into Courts and the Halliday Report regarding proposed changes to sentencing. www.tameside.gov.uk /commsafe/probation.htm   (577 words)

House of Commons - Home Affairs - Written Evidence The National Probation Service for England and Wales was formed as a national service in April 2001 and comprises 42 areas. The National Probation Service values its relationship with the voluntary sector and encourages local probation areas to work in partnership with the voluntary sector and others to provide the most effective provision to reduce reoffending. Annex D details the number of staff employed in the National Probation Service (NPS) by the 42 Probation Boards covering England and Wales, as at 30 September 2003. www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmhaff/193/193we51.htm   (1521 words)

National Probation Service: 22 May 2002: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com) The National Probation Service is a unified national service for England and Wales, and was established by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000. The National Probation Service came into being in April 2001 when the existing 54 local services were disbanded and 42 boards created as part of a new national service to raise standards and improve performance. In doing all this the National Probation Service has the aims of protecting the public, reducing re-offending, ensuring the proper punishment of offenders in the community, ensuring offenders' awareness of the effects of crime on the victims of crime and the public, and rehabilitating offenders. www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans?id=2002-05-22.48484.h   (350 words)

National Offender Management Service (NOMS) - Working together to reduce re-offending NOMS covers a number of organisations, including prisons and probation, to ensure that a range of services are available to adult offenders and to those on remand throughout England and Wales. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) was created in 2004 following a Number 10, Treasury and Home Office review of correctional services. NOMS will also be responsible for designing interventions and services for offenders that are designed to reduce reoffending and reconviction and protect the public. www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk   (193 words)

House of Commons - Public Accounts - Thirty-Second Report The National Probation Service confirmed that, although CRAMS did not assist probation officers to do their job in the way hoped, public protection work continued to be carried out.[20] The National Probation Service is now working to increase levels of user engagement in the current management and organisation of the Probation Service. Probation services still have to rely on paper based systems to retain and access information on offenders presenting a risk of harm to the public.[19] The Chief Inspector of Probation had examined these issues in 2000 and concluded that the lack of information technology had not compromised safety or put staff at risk. www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmpubacc/357/35705.htm   (1104 words)

Lancashire Probation Service Jobs The National Probation Service Lancashire has an Equal Opportunities policy and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those who may be under-represented within the Probation Service. The National Probation Service Lancashire is currently underrepresented in terms of its Black, Asian, Disabled and male staff and will particularly welcome applications from this group. Probation Service Area Headquarters, 99-101 Garstang Road, Preston, PR1 1LD www.probation-lancashire.org.uk /jobs_careers/current_jobs/job_179.php   (321 words)

Dáil Debate - 7 November 2002 The probation and welfare service, for the most part, will deal with those attending the office on an appointment only basis to meet their obligations to the courts or if they are in crisis due to homelessness or other personal or family difficulty. No complaint has been received by the probation and welfare service to date from any member of the public about the behaviour of those attending a local office nor has any complaint been brought to the attention of any officer of the service about the behaviour of those attending a local office. The probation and welfare service nationwide has been implementing a policy of localisation of its offices in recent years. www.irlgov.ie /debates-02/7Nov/Sect4.htm   (7968 words)

BBC - Crime Fighters - National Probation Service In fact, you may be surprised to realise that the Probation Service has only been a national organisation since April 2001 when the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act restructured the Probation Service to match the 42 regions used by the Police and Crown Prosecution Service. The National Probation Service aims to continue the work already carried out by existing probation officers across England and Wales, but to ensure that universal standards of service are met whether you are in Cardiff, London or Plymouth. The National Probation Service (NPS) is the organisation that assists offenders either because they have just been released from prison, or because they have not been given a custodial sentence and need to be monitored. www.bbc.co.uk /crime/fighters/probationservice.shtml   (941 words)

National Offender Management Service (NOMS) - Links for more information An independent inspectorate which reports on the performance of the National Probation Service and of Youth Offending Teams. Each year the probation service commences the supervision of some 175,000 offenders. Below are a selection of those working closely with the National Offender Management Service. www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk /links   (284 words)

Front County Durham is one of 42 probation areas across England and Wales, all part of the National Probation Service. If you are considering a career in the Probation Service, click here to view any current vacancies and for general information on working and volunteering for the Probation Service in County Durham. The service in County Durham is consistently among the top performers in the country when measured against government targets for achievement. www.durhamprobation.org.uk   (525 words)

NATIONAL PROBATION SERVICE : Northumbria Under 18s are the responsibility of multi-agency youth offending teams, consisting of police, probation, health, education and social services workers. All offenders on the probation service's caseload are over 18. The majority of probation staff working directly with offenders are based in local community supervision teams around the Northumbria area. www.northumbria-probation.co.uk /home.htm   (446 words)

Probation Northwest Consortium serving Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. They were all established in 1998 as collaborative arrangements between groups of constituent probation areas with an initial objective of developing and implementing the new qualifying training arrangements for probation officers. Probation Northwest Consortium serving Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. It was, however, the intention that the consortia should carry a wider brief centred on human resource management and development. www.probation-northwest.co.uk   (184 words)

Guardian Unlimited The Guardian BNP ban urged for probation officers The ban on prison officers being active members of the British National party and other far-right groups should be extended to the probation service if it is to retain the confidence of minority ethnic communities, according to the chief inspector of probation. "There is little evidence to suggest that there is a significant problem in the national probation service of membership of rightwing groups," said a Home Office spokesman. Mr Bridges says that it is an apparent anomaly that prison officers are banned from membership of the BNP but not those in the probation service. www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1402904,00.html   (431 words)

University of Hertfordshire Criminal Justice Team - FAQs The Programme is a product of a genuine commitment to partnership between the National Probation Service, London Probation Area (the largest Probation area in the National Probation Service), and the University What are the aims and objectives of the National Probation Service (NPS)? National Director Eithne Wallis and the London-based Directorate are responsible for probation's overarching strategic objectives and targets. www.health.herts.ac.uk /criminaljustice/faq.html   (736 words)

What Works Reducing Re-offending The National Probation Service has already developed eleven programmes which have been accredited, and eleven more are currently being developed. The National Probation Service aims to reduce re-offending by 5% by 2004. The National Standards for the Supervision of Offenders in the Community have been revised; since April 2000 offenders have been returned to court no later than the second unacceptable failure to comply rather than, as previously, the third such failure. www.crimereduction.gov.uk /workingoffenders1.htm   (1396 words)

Probation Managers Association (PMA) UK The Probation Managers' Association was formed in 1980 and provides professional support and advice for members who hold management posts within the National Probation Service. The PMA affirms the central role of the National Probation Service within the Criminal Justice System and promotes the crucial role of management grades in effectively managing service delivery, innovation and change. Since its formation the Association has grown in size, organisation and influence, establishing close links with the National Probation Directorate, the Home Office and the Probation Boards' Association. www.probationmanagers.co.uk   (238 words)

National Probation Service for England and Wales Following the restructuring of the National Probation Service, Capita was asked to undertake the recruitment of Chairs and 700+ new members to the 42 new area boards. Both Capita and the Probation Service received numerous favourable comments from candidates concerning the openness and fairness of the selection processes. We were also requested to assist with the appointment of several Chief Officers. www.capita.co.uk /Group/CustomerCentre/KnowledgeHub/CaseStudies/NatProb.htm   (189 words)

Staffordshire Probation Area: About Together with the National Probation Directorate we form the National Probation Service for England and Wales. All probation areas are now part of the National Offender Management Service, with Martin Narey as Chief Executive. The aims of the National Probation Service for England and Wales www.staffordshireprobation.org.uk /about   (379 words)

NATIONAL PROBATION SERVICE : Northumbria The probation service can provide verified information to courts about defendants' suitability for bail, including whether there may be a place for them in an approved bail hostel. In addition to providing this written information, probation officers can be called into court by the magistrate or judge, to provide further verbal information to complement the report. The pre-sentence report gives in-depth details of the offence, the offender's personal circumstances, their attitude towards the offence and whether they are aware of the impact their crime has had on the victim(s). www.northumbria-probation.co.uk /courts.htm   (256 words)

National Probation Service England on Almondnet Probation in Lancashire is part of the National Probation Service, a statutory criminal justice service. The National Probation Service is made up of 42 separate areas, each co-terminus with their local... London Probation is part of the National Offender Management Service... www.ncpm.co.uk /popmusic/national_probation_service_england.html   (458 words)

reshps.doc The Aims of the National Probation Service are: Protecting the Public Reducing re-offending The proper punishment of offenders in the community Ensuring offenders’ awareness of the effects of crime on the victims of crime and the public Rehabilitation of offenders The National Probation Service overall staffing stands at about 16,000. SERVICE DELIVERY Hertfordshire Probation Board works to eliminate racial discrimination by: Recording the race and ethnic identity of all service users, monitoring this information regularly at a county and local office level to determine any adverse patterns in service delivery outcomes. Minority ethnic offenders supervised by probation staff can be reflective of the population figures or greater depending on whether the local area has institutions such as prisons which tend to have a disproportionate numbers of minority ethnic people than in the local area’s general population. www.hertsdirect.org /infobase/docs/worddocs/reshps.doc   (6295 words)

Society Director, National Probation Service I think you mean Noms, which is the National Offender Management Service and runs the newly merged prison and probation services. They believe that Noms is a vehicle created to force through privatisation of prison and probation services. Yes, the Home Office's preferred organisational structure for Noms made no mention of the probation service. society.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5085574-111403,00.html   (253 words)

National Probation Service - Dyfed-Powis Area The National Probation Service, like most Government organisations, is subject to a demanding set of performance targets and achievements against those targets are increasingly linked to resource allocation. Finally, all Probation Areas are subject to independent inspection from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP). Dyfed-Powys Probation Area is continuously striving to improve its performance and you can obtain information in these pages about our current and recent strengths and areas for improvement. www.dyfedpowysprobation.org /pages_eng/HOW%20ARE%20WE%20DOING.htm   (160 words)

the National Probation Service In cases where the Probation Officer considers that there is a need for a fuller assessment, this information will be given to the Bench who will decide whether to adjourn for a Pre Sentence Report (PSR). A crucial part of Probation work is compiling court reports on offenders to help sentencers with the decision-making process. The Home Office has set all Probation areas a target that stipulates that 20% of reports to the courts should be Specific Sentence Reports. www.leicsprobation.co.uk /text/about_workincourts.htm   (237 words)

geriatric.ca - probation Federal Prison Consultants, Inc. is a national expert with over ten years of experience, has proven and documented results and has over 200 years of combined experience in Prison Advocacy. Former Whitley County Jailer Jerry F. Taylor, whose jail was closed by the state because of security and drug problems, was sentenced this morning to five years' probation for forging an employee's name on payroll checks. Home Office has tried to gag probation officers from lobbying MPs. www.geriatric.ca /probation/reference/search   (214 words)

Probation 2000 KBA Projects EEM advisors to the authors of the Diversity Checklist for the National Probation Service. The Guide to the use of the EEM in the national probation service version 2 KBA are the appointed consultants to the Probation Boards' Association in respect of business planning and the development of board members. knivblak01.uuhost.uk.uu.net /projects/index.htm   (258 words)

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