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Recommendation 46
46
Paragraph: 257
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We support ongoing efforts that should result in more PSRs being prepared, of a higher...
Conclusion
We support ongoing efforts that should result in more PSRs being prepared, of a higher standard, avoiding wasting court time. New PSR templates should include a prompt for probation officers to consider whether a treatment requirement would be appropriate, to encourage increased use of such requirements.
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Government Response
Position Not Stated
HM Government · verbatim extract
Position Not Stated
163. There should be more higher quality reports (whilst avoiding unnecessary additional court time) and probation practitioners should be further encouraged to consider treatment requirements. 164. The PIPA project is testing new ways of working in the South-Central region to produce quality advice for the judiciary in a dedicated timeframe. This includes the development of an improved PSR template which plans to include a prompt to consider treatment requirements, and a concise ‘verification report’ providing factual information on-the-day to support swift sentencing. The PIPA project seeks to increase the number of PSRs being prepared whilst recognising the current demand on probation resources by targeting pre-sentence advice on priority cohorts. The project will be subject to ongoing monitoring which will help to assess the effectiveness of and feasibility of adopting this Alternative Delivery Model nationally. 165. Additionally, PSRs are prepared using the EPF - a national digital tool which supports probation staff to identify appropriate requirements and interventions based on the risk and need profile of the person and their eligibility for available services in their area. This includes treatment requirements such as DRRs and AlTRs when eligible and there is a question within the tool which requires PSR authors to actively consider them when a substance misuse need has been identified. The decision on the suitability of the requirement for the offender, and therefore whether to recommend them in the PSR, remains with the Probation Officer authoring the report. J
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