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Written question asked by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Thursday, 26 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 June 2016. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 June 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Probation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of his policies on transforming rehabilitation on the performance of the Probation Service.

Answer

We assess the performance of the National Probation Service and 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) through a range of service levels and, for CRCs, through a robust contract management and assurance process. Performance information against these service levels is published quarterly. The most recent statistics were published on 28 April and can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-management-information-update-to-december-2015. Cohorts were established from 1 October 2015 and there will be a 26 month delay to allow for robust measurement over a sustained period, cases to clear courts, and analysis of the data. We will, therefore, be unable to assess whether the reforms are reducing reoffending until December 2017.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38883
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Probation Standards
Link
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