2010-10 Consultation on the Justice Select Committee’s – Role of the Probation Service

This is our response to the inquiry into the role of probation services by the Justice Select Committee. We particularly welcome the examination of the probation service’s capacity to cope with the move away from short custodial sentences, and the recognition of the need for different approaches for different groups.

Members of our service user forum provided verbal evidence to the Committee on 12th October.