Probation: Private Sector
(asked on 23rd April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the private probation system.
This question was answered on 23rd April 2019
Transforming Rehabilitation opened up probation to a diverse range of providers and extended support and supervision to an additional 40,000 offenders leaving prison.
The NPS is performing well in supervising higher-risk offenders. But I have been clear that the performance of CRCs needs to improve.
That is why we are ending contracts early, investing more money in Through the Gate services and continuing to consult partners and experts on how to achieve the right balance between public, private and voluntary delivery of services.