PROBATION staff have been told not to use the phrase chemical castration in conversations with paedophiles and sex offenders in case it upsets them. Officers have been called into briefings this ...

Conner Marshall was murdered by David Braddon at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, when the killer was on parole for drug ...

Exclusive: ‘Vital window’ to boost probation workforce before prison reforms put huge pressure on service already in chaos, says union chief ...

“Reducing the number of sentences under 12 months will free up probation staff to focus more on effective rehabilitation. “This should also mean far fewer women are sent to prison in future as they’ve ...

Police chiefs have demanded ministers exempt “high risk” violent and sexual offenders from their early prison release scheme ...

Ms Mahmood announced plans to recruit 1,300 new probation officers by March 2026 and introduce new technology to stop staff “drowning” in paperwork when more time could be spent supervising ...

A mother whose teenage son was murdered by a convicted offender on probation says she fears proposed changes to the justice ...

A Huntingdonshire-based probation officer has reflected on his 40-year career working with offenders. Matthew Ryder, from Huntingdon, kick-started his career in the Probation Service in central London ...

Tammy Armstrong is alleged to have sent abusive emails and texts saying she would also punch her probation worker's face in ...