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Courses for low-risk offenders cancelled to ease Probation Service pressures
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the move was to ‘confront the reality’ of the pressures on the service.
Sky6d
Politics latest: Justice secretary pledges to 'make more use of punishments outside of prison'
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will face off at PMQs at noon. Earlier, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood gave a speech outlining how she plans to relieve pressures on the Probation Service.
The Mirror6d
Released prisoners' dangerous crimes spark major shake-up after Tory 'blindness'
In a major speech on Wednesday, Shabana Mahmood announced plans to strengthen the probation service and ensure the public are better protected from criminals. She said a “one-size fits all” is ...
The Irish News6d
Courses for low-risk offenders cancelled to ease Probation Service pressures
Shabana Mahmood said thousands of accredited programmes ordered by the courts were not fulfilled before their sentences expired in three years up to March 2024, as she announced courses for low ...
London Evening Standard23h
Recall to prison needs urgent reform to avoid overcrowding crisis, charity warns
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood also said there will be a change in the Risk Assessed Recall Review to combat the “unsustainable growth” in the recall population. Those recalled to prison ...
The Daily Telegraph6d
Sex offender courses cancelled as probation officers have ‘impossible’ workload
Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary, said they had to be axed as they had not completed them before their sentences expired in the three years up to March 2024. She blamed the previous Tory ...