Reply from Lord Timpson

“We are pleased to receive a detailed reply to our letter to Lord Timpson the Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation.

The reply is appreciative and considered, reflecting the challenges facing the probation and the wider rehabilitation system. We are pleased to see a positive approach to valuing and recruiting staff, increasing the use of PSRs, strengthening probation, increasing use of community sentences, reducing the inappropriate use of short sentences and making better, local use of the voluntary and community sector.”

Helen Schofield
Chief Executive, Probation Institute