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

ResponsibilitiesTo 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 agenciesSupervise offenders subject to community sentences and during and

after custodial sentences Manage riskWork 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 Offi

cer posts

Relevant experience working with challenging behaviour

What does the L6 Professional Qualification in Probation include?

What does the L6 Professional Qualification in Probation include?

What are the L5 modules?

Useful websites

www.traintobeaprobationofficer.comwww.sfjuk.com