We do not currently centrally hold data on the vaccination rates for directly employed prison staff, non-directly employed people who work within prisons or probation staff.

As of 19 April 2021 we have administered 23,281 first doses to prisoners eligible for vaccination during phase one. This represents an estimated 85% of eligible prisoners. In addition, 780 prisoners have received second doses which is 3.4% of the first dose total and includes some prisoners having a second dose in prison after a first dose in the community.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is committed to engaging in impact evaluations of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) accredited offender behaviour programmes. It is the ambition of the MoJ that all HMPPS accredited programmes will have an impact evaluation to measure proven reoffending outcomes and where possible this will include a value for money analysis.

However, impact evaluations are reliant on large enough cohorts to attend and complete the programme, complete their sentence, and spend sufficient time in the community to provide suitable follow-up periods to detect statistically significant differences between treatment and comparisons groups. This means that it can take many years to design and conduct an impact study that delivers reliable conclusions.

International evidence has shown that cognitive behavioural offender programmes for moderate and high risk offenders can yield a return on investment.

Most recently, in January 2021, MoJ published a large-scale reoffending impact study of the Resolve general violence programme. The report is published on .gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/justice-data-lab-statistics-january-2021

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is committed to engaging in impact evaluations of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) accredited offender behaviour programmes. It is the ambition of the MoJ that all HMPPS accredited programmes will have an impact evaluation to measure proven reoffending outcomes and where possible this will include a value for money analysis.

However, impact evaluations are reliant on large enough cohorts to attend and complete the programme, complete their sentence, and spend sufficient time in the community to provide suitable follow-up periods to detect statistically significant differences between treatment and comparisons groups. This means that it can take many years to design and conduct an impact study that delivers reliable conclusions.

International evidence has shown that cognitive behavioural offender programmes for moderate and high risk offenders can yield a return on investment.

Most recently, in January 2021, MoJ published a large-scale reoffending impact study of the Resolve general violence programme. The report is published on .gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/justice-data-lab-statistics-january-2021

Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.

A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.

As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.

Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.

Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.

The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly

Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.

A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.

As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.

Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.

Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.

The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly

Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.

A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.

As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.

Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.

Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.

The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly

Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.

A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.

As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.

Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.

Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.

The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly

Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.

A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.

As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.

Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.

Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.

The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly

The information requested is not currently held centrally in the format requested.

Throughout the pandemic the Probation Service has prioritised public protection and risk management, as well as delivery of advice to courts in all regions, whilst ensuring staff, people on probation and victims remain safe.

A Gold, Silver and Bronze structure was quickly put into place to enable fast-paced decisions to be taken in response to the emerging situation, providing an agile approach. Exceptional Delivery Models, which set out how we operate key aspects of our work during the pandemic and ensured services could be continued, were developed and implemented across England and Wales. Exceptional Delivery Models allow Regional Probation Directors to take decisions locally regarding what their teams deliver, based on the individual circumstances of their regions.

Guided by public health advice, we took immediate, decisive action to implement a suite of measures to respond to the pandemic, moving to a mixture of face to face and remote methods. In-person socially distanced offender reporting has continued to be the default for people on probation who pose a higher risk, for example Terrorism Act offenders.

After our initial response to Covid, we reintroduced services as and when appropriate. We continued to rebuild throughout the year, however in response to the most recent national restrictions introduced in January we again reduced our face to face service delivery. We are now once again increasing the delivery of face to face services as appropriate.

Compared with the first set of national restrictions imposed last spring, Probation is now in a much stronger position to supervise offenders effectively during the pandemic. Developments like asymptomatic Covid testing of staff and people on probation, regular risk assessments of staff with vulnerabilities, Covid-secure offices, social distancing, and use of personal protective equipment are allowing us to continue to deliver probation services even within heightened restrictions, while ensuring staff and service users remain safe.

The development of new approaches such as blended supervision (a mixture of face to face and remote contact), Alternative Delivery Models for Accredited Programmes, and innovative ways of delivering unpaid work in Covid safe ways have also significantly increased our ability to deliver during the pandemic.

HM Inspectorate of Probation published a thematic review of Exceptional Delivery Model arrangements in November 2020 and of Probation Recovery in February 2021. Both reports praised our response to the pandemic.

Following our reforms to the probation service, cases will be allocated based on both risk of harm and complexity of need, with an increased focus on ensuring continuity. The new Tiering Framework will inform the allocation of cases to the right Probation Practitioner, meaning staff will handle cases matched to their level of training and expertise. Enabling Probation Practitioners to work with a more diverse range of offenders with different risks and needs will mean staff are able to develop a broader range of skills, which in turn will increase the flexibility of our workforce.

Where possible, individuals will remain with the same Probation Practitioner throughout their supervision. This will allow for continuity of contact and support the building of a constructive relationship between practitioners and people on probation, helping them to achieve better outcomes and ultimately avoid reoffending.

Our future model for the probation system is based on enabling our staff to deliver all elements of their role to protect the public and to help people live law abiding lives, rather than an average caseload per probation staff member. Consolidating probation services into one organisation will enable staff to work with a more diverse range of people on probation with different needs and develop a broader range of skills, which in turn will increase the flexibility of our workforce. All staff will deal with work and caseloads that have a range of complexity, matched to their level of training and expertise.

We are also increasing our recruitment of trainee probation officers to unprecedented levels in order to meet increased demand on the system. We have committed to recruiting 1,000 trainee Probation Officers in 2020/21, with 443 already started in July 2020 and further intakes planned throughout 2021. This increase will help to ensure that probation officers have the capacity to effectively manage their caseload.

A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires. Capacity of probation officers is regularly monitored by Senior Probation Officers and line managers. We have policies and guidance in place to support managers and staff who are deemed to have an excessive workload.

However, we know that workloads for many probation officers are too high, which is why we are ambitious in our recruitment of additional staff. We are committed to recruiting 1,000 trainee Probation Officers in 2020/21, with 443 already having started in July 2020 and further intakes planned for 2021.

Our planned reforms for the probation system will enable our staff to deliver all elements of their role, protect the public and help people live law abiding lives. All staff will deal with work and caseloads that have a range of complexity, matched to their level of training and expertise.

Our future model for the probation system is based on enabling our staff to deliver all elements of their role to protect the public and to help people live law abiding lives.

We have developed a revised Workload Measurement Tool (WMT) to support Senior Probation Officers to monitor the capacity of their teams. From the point of unification in June the WMT will include CRC caseloads and staff.

All staff will deal with work and caseloads that have a range of complexity, matched to their level of training and expertise.

The work of probation staff is a vital part of protecting the public and cutting the annual £18 billion cost of reoffending. It is important that our probation system offers the support individuals need to rehabilitate and turn their backs on crime for good.

Our reforms, including ambitious recruitment of new probation officers and improvements to caseload management, will enable effective supervision and rehabilitation of people in the system. Probation officer numbers are approaching a four-year high and are at their second-highest level since 2014. We are committed to recruiting 1,000 trainee Probation Officers in 2020/21, with 443 already started in July 2020 and further intakes planned throughout 2021.

Wider reforms to the probation system will also support our aim of reducing reoffending and the associated cost to the public. A greater range of resettlement and rehabilitative services will be commissioned regionally and locally from specialist organisations. This will enable the delivery of services that can be tailored to respond to the diverse backgrounds and needs of individuals to effect positive outcomes as well as maximise opportunities for collaboration with local partners, including Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations, local authorities and Police and Crime Commissioners.

The information is not collected in the format requested.