The Latest Breaking News from Probation Service

Excessive probation workloads put public at risk in England and Wales, union warns

Exclusive: Napo declares no confidence in probation service managers and threatens industrial action

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

Family of UK woman murdered by her partner launch legal challenge

Michaela Hall’s family bring claim against Devon and Cornwall police and Probation Service

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1

Probation Service performance worse since returning to public control – watchdog

The NAO also warned that the Government must fully understand the risks of work to ease workload pressures on the Probation Service.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Probation services officer ‘only in role months before being given Bendall case’

She told an inquest into the deaths of his victims she would have stopped him from living with them if she had known he had made threats to kill them.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Inspectors urge independent review into ‘struggling’ Probation Service

The Chief Inspector of Probation’s annual report found ‘chronic staff shortages’ and ‘unmanageable workloads’.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Offenders to be put on clean-up duty to deal with fly-tipping, vandalism and littering in North East pilot

The offenders, on community payback sentences, will be called upon within 48 hours of incidents being reported to the Probation Service in the North East

Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2023

'Predatory' paedophile who raped children will be RELEASED after serving just half his sentence

“As with all sex offenders, David Walker will be closely monitored by the police and Probation Service."

Manchester Evening News · Apr 21, 2023

Convicted pedophile and former glam rock star Gary Glitter hauled back to UK prison after early release

Notorious pedophile and British glam rock star Gary Glitter was recalled to a United Kingdom prison after violating the terms of his release, the country’s Probation Service announced Monday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter back in prison

Pedophile singer Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his release conditions, reportedly after trying to access the dark web.

The New Daily · Mar 13, 2023

Gary Glitter recalled to prison just 38 days after being released

Glitter had been freed from jail after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023