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HISTORICAL FACTS: Probation service - The Untold Story

Excessive probation workloads put public at risk in England and Wales, union warns

Exclusive: Napo declares no confidence in probation service managers and threatens industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Family of UK woman murdered by her partner launch legal challenge

Michaela Hall’s family bring claim against Devon and Cornwall police and Probation Service

The Guardian - UK

Probation Service performance worse since returning to public control – watchdog

The NAO also warned that the Government must fully understand the risks of work to ease workload pressures on the Probation Service.

The Independent UK

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Probation Service problems in England and Wales leaving public at risk, watchdog finds

The chief inspector’s annual report said attempts by staff to keep others safe is ‘consistently insufficient’

The Guardian - UK

Probation Service work to keep people safe ‘consistently insufficient’ – report

HM Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales found staff shortages were impacting the quality of work to help offenders and protect victims.

Evening Standard

Women and children still at risk due to Probation Service failings, says coroner

Peter Nieto has issued a report after a series of failures were highlighted in the inquests for the victims of Damien Bendall.

The Independent UK

Huge changes being made to prevent another ‘tragic incident’ – probation chief

Kim Thornden-Edwards was giving evidence at inquests into the deaths of Damien Bendall’s victims.

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Probation services officer ‘only in role months before being given Bendall case’

She told an inquest into the deaths of his victims she would have stopped him from living with them if she had known he had made threats to kill them.

The Independent UK

Inspectors urge independent review into ‘struggling’ Probation Service

The Chief Inspector of Probation’s annual report found ‘chronic staff shortages’ and ‘unmanageable workloads’.

The Independent UK

Offenders to be put on clean-up duty to deal with fly-tipping, vandalism and littering in North East pilot

The offenders, on community payback sentences, will be called upon within 48 hours of incidents being reported to the Probation Service in the North East

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'Predatory' paedophile who raped children will be RELEASED after serving just half his sentence

“As with all sex offenders, David Walker will be closely monitored by the police and Probation Service."

Manchester Evening News

Convicted pedophile and former glam rock star Gary Glitter hauled back to UK prison after early release

Notorious pedophile and British glam rock star Gary Glitter was recalled to a United Kingdom prison after violating the terms of his release, the country’s Probation Service announced Monday.

Tribune News Service

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter back in prison

Pedophile singer Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his release conditions, reportedly after trying to access the dark web.

The New Daily

Gary Glitter recalled to prison just 38 days after being released

Glitter had been freed from jail after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls

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Wales Online

Paedophile ex-popstar Gary Glitter recalled to prison for breaking bail conditions

The former singer had been released just last month having served eight years of his 16-year sentence

Manchester Evening News

A serial rapist who terrorised Greater Manchester and got 13 life sentences was today released from prison

Andrew Barlow, formerly Andrew Longmire, was moved to a probation hostel at 9am today

Manchester Evening News

Family blast 'nonsensical' plan to release British Airways pilot who killed his wife with claw hammer

Robert Brown was jailed for 26 years in 2010

The Independent UK

Family fearful over ‘nonsensical’ prison release of pilot who killed his wife

British Airways captain Robert Brown admitted manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility.

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Wales Online

'Most people would run away from them - we try to run towards them': The probation officers working with Wales' offenders

They try to help people who break the law change their lives, while protecting the public from harm, and are always thinking about risk

Nottingham Post

Double killer Lawrence Bierton awaits sentence for third murder

Lawrence Bierton was on licence when he murdered his neighbour

Daily Mirror

Ministers admit 4,000 phones given to criminals on probation have been 'lost or stolen'

Thousands of basic mobile phones were handed out during the pandemic to help keep track of those being supervised by the probation service, including prisoners temporarily released on licence to reduce overcrowding in prisons

The Guardian - UK

Why did Gary Glitter only serve half his prison sentence?

Former singer was sentenced under old law that allowed automatic release on licence at halfway point

Evening Standard

Westminster: ‘Jealous’ double killer likely to die in prison for murder of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years

The Independent UK

Double killer likely to die in prison for cutting throats of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years.

The Independent UK

Sunak faces pressure over probation failings in Zara Aleena murder

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pressed Rishi Sunak on the matter during Prime Minister’s Questions.

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