An inspection of youth offending services in South Tyneside

South Tyneside Youth Justice Service has been rated 'Requires improvement'. Read the full inspection report.

An inspection of youth offending services in Hartlepool

Hartlepool Youth Offending Service has been rated ‘Good’. Read the full inspection report

Consultation

The Secretary of State for Justice asked HM Inspectorate of Probation to provide ongoing independent oversight as part of the SFO quality assurance process.

We will commence this work in April 2021. In this consultation we are seeking your views on our proposed approach, which we are currently developing in collaboration with the HMPPS SFO team.

Building the evidence base for high-quality probation services: The role of probation providers

We have published our new Research & Analysis Bulletin ‘Building the evidence base for high-quality probation services: The role of probation providers’. Read the full Research & Analysis Bulletin.

An inspection of youth offending services in Trafford

Trafford Youth Offending Service has been rated 'Good'. Read the full inspection report.

Expressions of interest

We are looking for an organisation to provide the expertise of people with lived experience of the criminal justice system to join our team of inspectors undertaking a thematic inspection.

The focus of the inspection will be the experience of individuals with mental health needs within the criminal justice system.

Chief Inspector’s blog

Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russell discusses the Inspectorate's impact, exploring court backlogs and new funding for criminal justice.

Impact of the pandemic on the criminal justice system

The Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorate today (19 January) published a report that explores how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the work of the police, prosecutors, prisons, probation and youth offending teams. The report sets out findings from each of the inspectorates’ individual reports and identifies cross-cutting themes. The joint report highlights the successes, challenges and problems that the system has faced and still faces – finding that Crown Court delays pose the greatest risk to criminal justice.

Covid-19 update (25 January 2021)

The Inspectorate suspended face-to-face inspection activity in March 2020. Further to the Government’s latest announcement, we will continue to inspect probation and youth offending services remotely using video and tele-conferencing technology.

Read the full statement