Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been made by National Probation Service regions against the scores awarded by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation before publication of inspection reports; and how many times have those appeals been upheld and the score revised.

There is no appeal procedure. Inspection reports are sent to Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service in advance of publication with a request for any comments on factual accuracy. HMPPS is not permitted to challenge the inspection ratings themselves or the judgements made by the Inspectorate.