The National Probation Service Who we are and what we do

Who are we? Statutory Criminal Justice Service Part of the National Offender Management Service – an agency of the Ministry of Justice Supervising high-risk offenders released into the community. We work with around 30,000 offenders a year, supporting their rehabilitation while protecting the public.

Who are we? The National Probation Service was set up on 1 June 2014, along with 21 community rehabilitation companies (CRCs) that manage low and medium risk offenders. We work in partnership with the CRCs, with the courts, police and with private and voluntary sector partners in order to manage offenders safely and effectively.

Seven Divisions 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies

preparing pre-sentence reports for courts, to help them select the most appropriate sentence managing approved premises for offenders with a residence requirement on their sentence assessing offenders in prison to prepare them for release on licence to the community, when they will come under our supervision helping all offenders serving sentences in the community to meet the requirements ordered by the courts communicating with and prioritising the wellbeing of victims of serious sexual and violent offences, when the offender has received a prison sentence of 12 months or more, or is detained as a mental health patient What are we responsible for?

Our priority is to protect the public by the effective rehabilitation of high risk offenders, by tackling the causes of offending and enabling offenders to turn their lives around.

Main roles Probation Service Officer Probation Officer Responsibilities To manage the risk posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general the public by: Providing information and advice to criminal courts, criminal justice agencies and other partner agencies Supervise offenders subject to community sentences and during and after custodial sentences Manage risk Work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and offenders

The first phase of Community Justice Learning, commencing April 2016, will focus on the training required to qualify as a Probation Officer and will introduce more open, flexible and inclusive access routes. COMMUNITY JUSTICE LEARNING

Vocational Qualification Level 5/6 120 knowledge credits at QCF level 6 Recruitment and Selection to L6 Eligible to apply for Probation Officer posts Relevant experience working with challenging behaviour What does the L6 Professional Qualification in Probation include?

What are the L5 modules? The Criminal Justice System Crime and Criminal Behaviour Penal Policy and Punishment of offenders Rehabilitation of offenders. (Can be taken alongside L6 if only outstanding module) (Approx. 80 credits)

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