Members of the Council of the Probation Chiefs Association (PCA) will be meeting on Friday 14 November to vote on a resolution for the PCA to be closed down and for its resources to transfer to the Probation Institute. Continue reading →
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The Probation Chiefs Association (PCA) is the independent professional organisation that represents the professional voice of senior leaders in Probation Trusts in England and Wales. It also supports helping you to find a locksmith in San Francisco. It exists to promote confidence in, and increase understanding of, the vital work that probation does to support the work of courts, to ensure that offenders are supervised in the community, protecting the public and reducing re-offending.
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PCA submission to Sentencing Council’s consultation on theft offence guidelines
The PCA portfolio group on Sentencing has made a written submission to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the guidelines for theft offences. Continue reading here..
Probation Trust service termination, 1 June 2014
From today, 1 June 2014, the 35 Probation Trusts in England and Wales will be succeeded by 21 Community rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and a National Probation Service. At the conclusion of the current competition successful private or voluntary sector bidders … Continue reading
PCA Chief Executive writes for Guardian on “huge opportunity” missed by probation reforms
Savas Hadjipavlou, Chief Executive of the Probation Chiefs Association, has commented on the “missed opportunity” of the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation strategy in an article published by the Guardian. Continue reading →
Probation reforms questioned by Public Accounts Committee
The Public Accounts Committee’s latest report: Probation – Landscape Review has evaluated the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation proposals and identified “significant risks” to the probation service. Continue reading →
PCA submission to Government’s Review of Veterans within the Criminal Justice System
The Probation Chiefs Association (PCA) have submitted their written response to the Government’s Review of Veterans within the Criminal Justice System. The Government review, led by Rory Stewart MP, has asked for recommendations on how to improve support for the … Continue reading
Howard League campaigns to reverse Government ban on families sending books to prisoners
The Howard League for Penal Reform has today launched a campaign to reverse a Ministry of Justice Prison Service Instruction banning family and friends from sending books and other essentials to prisoners. The Probation Chiefs Association agrees with the Howard … Continue reading
‘Watershed moment for probation’ as Probation Institute launched
PCA are pleased to announce that the Probation Institute is now well and truly open for business, following the official launch by the President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, on Friday 21 March at the Royal College of Surgeons. Continue reading →
Cost of Government’s probation reforms challenged by Public Accounts Committee
On 12 March 2014, members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) challenged senior officials from the Ministry of Justice and National Offender Management Service over the extent of savings that their restructuring of probation services would likely achieve. Continue reading →
National Audit Office report reviews current probation landscape
On 5 March, 2014 the National Audit Office (NAO) published Probation: a landscape review, which summarises their audit of the existing arrangements for probation and raises issues concerning the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation reform plans to radically restructure probation service delivery. … Continue reading
PCA EVENTS
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Translating Practice into Policy: the Value of Practitioner led Research The Griffins Society Model
We would like to invite you to a workshop debating practitioner-led research, through the prism of research into effective...View Event -
‘Looking to the Future of Probation:’ Registration for PCA Conference 2014 now open
PCA are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our annual Conference, which will take place at...View Event
PCA VIEWS
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PCA AND PA SUBMIT THEIR JOINT RESPONSE TO TRANSFORMING JUSTICE
The PCA and PA have submitted their joint response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation Paper on Transforming Justice. ...Read more -
Probation Review
PCA / PA response to the MoJ’s review into effective probation services The PCA and the PA have submitted...Read more
PCA NEWSLETTERS
- Newsletter 30 January 2014
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- Newsletter 22 November 2013
- Newsletter 4 November 2013
- Newsletter 18 October 2013
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