Nothing changes, which is why I left the Probation Service years ago...

"...To succeed, any reforms to sentencing must ensure the #ProbationService is properly resourced to be able to deal with the cases it is required to manage. A service which is under-resourced and over-stretched will not be able to provide the effective service that the public and #victims need.”

#Probation "under-resourced and over-stretched" - Russell Webster
https://www.russellwebster.com/probation-under-resourced-and-over-stretched/

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#SentencingReview