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18th Report - The future of the Probation Service
Justice Committee
HC 285
Published 23 April 2021
Government response
First Special Report - The future of the Probation Service: Government Response to the Committee’s 18th Report of 2019–21 · published 2 Jul 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 32
As the then Minister of State, Lucy Frazer, acknowledged to us, one reason for the...
Conclusion
As the then Minister of State, Lucy Frazer, acknowledged to us, one reason for the failure of the 2014–15 Transforming Rehabilitation reforms was inaccurate modelling of how much work, and therefore profit, would go to the private sector and third …
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Government Response Summary
The government partly agrees with the sentiment by explaining that the Probation Delivery Partner competitions were discontinued after a review process, necessitated by pandemic impacts, to avoid further bidder investment.
Ministry of Justice
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 34
There is cause for concern in the way that some goalposts have shifted as the...
Conclusion
There is cause for concern in the way that some goalposts have shifted as the new model has been developed. In particular, the decision to seek Probation Delivery Partners while the new model of delivery was still being developed had …
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Government Response Summary
The government "partly agreed" with the conclusion, explaining that the decision to discontinue the Probation Delivery Partner competitions was a result of reviewing pandemic impacts and was made promptly to avoid further bidder investment. No new specific actions were committed to.
Ministry of Justice
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