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The Probation Service should improve communications with its partners. This could include guidance on what can, or cannot, be shared under data protection legislation. It should consider granting them direct access to its databases, as used to be the case prior to unification. 243 Q 20 (Andrew Neilson), see also Q 16 (Justin Russell). 244 Q 125 (Damian Hinds MP) 245 Q 20 (Andrew Neilson) 246 Q 76 (Kim Thornden-Edwards), Q 16 (Justin Russell). See also Q 125 (Damian Hinds MP). 247 Written evidence from the National Audit Office ( JCS0039 ) 248 Q 16 (Justin Russell) 249 Ibid. 250 Written evidence from Dr Jake Phillips, Nichola Cadet, Andrew Fowler and Laura Riley, Sheffield Hallam University ( JCS0025 ) 251 Q 20 (Andrew Neilson) 252 Q 76 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 253 Q 15 (Justin Russell) 254 Q 16 (Justin Russell) 255 Ibid. 256 Q 96 (Carrie Peters) 257 Written evidence from Dr Jay Gormley, Dr Louise Kennefick and Professor Melissa Hamilton ( JCS0028 ) 258 Written evidence from The Transition to Adulthood Alliance ( JCS0032 ) 259 Q 96 (Rebecca Robson) 260 Q 96 (Niki Scordi) 261 Q 96 (Carrie Peters) 262 Q 125 (Damian Hinds MP) 263 Ibid. 264 Q 16 (Justin Russell) 265 Ibid. 266 Q 28 (Phil Bowen) 267 Q 76 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 268 Q 125 (Damian Hinds MP) 269 Q 28 (Andrew Neilson) 270 Q 76 (Chris Jennings) 271 Written evidence from Dr Jay Gormley, Dr Louise Kennefick and Professor Melissa Hamilton ( JCS0028 ). For more information on the Scottish presumption against short sentences, see written evidence from Dr Hannah Graham ( JCS0006 ). 272 Written evidence from the Probation Institute ( JCS0015 ) 273 Written evidence from The Transition to Adulthood Alliance ( JCS0032 ) 274 Written evidence from the Ministry of Justice ( JCS0013 ) 275 Written evidence from The Transition to Adulthood Alliance ( JCS0032 ) 276 Q 76 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 277 Written evidence from The Transition to Adulthood Alliance ( JCS0032 ) 278 Written evidence from NAP ( JCS0021 ) 279 Q 16 (Justin Russell) 280 Q 9 (Justin Russell) 281 Written evidence from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland ( JCS0043 ). Over half of Probation Staff in Northern Ireland are Probation Officers, while other grades are described as operational support staff. See PBNI, ‘Careers’: https://www.pbni.org.uk/careers [accessed 9 December 2023]. For an explanation of the roles of Probation Officer and Probation Services Officer in England and Wales, see para 200. 282 Written evidence from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland ( JCS0043 ) 283 Q 30 (Phil Bowen) 284 Q 16 (Justin Russell), see also Q 125 (Damian Hinds MP). 285 Q 8 (Justin Russell) 286 Q 116 (Dr Juste Abramovaite) 287 Written evidence from Greater Manchester Combined Authority ( JCS0044 ) 288 Ibid. 289 Ibid. 290 Written evidence from Criminal Justice Alliance ( JCS0022 ) 291 Written evidence from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners ( JCS0020 ) 292 Q 75 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 293 Written evidence from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners ( JCS0020 ) 294 Ibid. 295 Home Office, ‘Integrated offender management (IOM)’ (26 March 2013): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/integrated-offender-management- iom [accessed 11 October 2023] 296 Q 89 (Pavan Dhaliwal) 297 Q 4 (Justin Russell) 298 Q 8 (Justin Russell) 299 Ibid. 300 Written evidence from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners ( JCS0020 ) 301 Q 69 (Chris Jennings) 302 Q 121 (Damian Hinds MP) 303 Q 70 (Chris Jennings) 304 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 305 Ibid. 306 Q 70 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 307 Q 75 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) . 308 Q 70 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 309 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 310 Q 75 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 311 Ibid ., the Ministry of Justice commissioned a review of the commissioning process, resulting in the publication of the Oldfield report. Richard Oldfield, Oldfield Partners, Review of the Dynamic Framework of the National Probation Service (September 2021): https://www.clinks.org/sites/default/files/2021–08/Review% 20of%20the%20Dynamic%20Framework%20of%20the%20National%20Probation%20Service%20-% 20Richard%20Oldfield.pdf [accessed 26 September 2023] 312 Q 99 (Niki Scordi) 313 Written evidence from Together Women ( JCS0033 ) 314 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 315 Q 92 (Carrie Peters) 316 Q 92 (Niki Scordi) 317 Q 99 (Niki Scordi) 318 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 319 Q 99 (Niki Scordi) 320 Q 99 (Rebecca Robson) 321 Q 100 (Rebecca Robson) 322 Q 127 (Damian Hinds MP) 323 Letter from Rt. Hon. Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Justice, to Baroness Hamwee, Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee (17 October 2023): https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41868/documents/ 207632/default 324 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 325 Q 9 and Q 11 (Justin Russell) 326 Q 93 (Niki Scordi) 327 Q 91 (Niki Scordi) 328 Q 91 (Carrie Peters) 329 Q 91 (Carrie Peters and Niki Scordi) 330 Q 91 (Niki Scordi) 331 Q 90 (Rebecca Robson) 332 Q 90 (Niki Scordi) 333 Q 91 (Carrie Peters) 334 Q 91 (Rebecca Robson) 335 Q 93 (Carrie Peters) 336 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 337 Ibid. 338 Letter from Rt. Hon. Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Justice, to Baroness Hamwee, Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee (17 October 2023): https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41868/documents/207632/ default 339 Ibid. 340 Q 69 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 341 Letter from Rt. Hon. Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Justice, to Baroness Hamwee, Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee (17 October 2023): https://committees.parliament.uk/ publications/41868/documents/207632/default 342 Q 93 (Carrie Peters) 343 Q 99 (Carrie Peters) 344 Q 90 (Carrie Peters) 345 Q 7 (Justin Russell) 346 Q 91 and Q 93 (Carrie Peters) 347 Q 103 (Rebecca Robson) 348 Q 91 (Carrie Peters) 349 Q 91 (Rebecca Robson) 350 Q 90 (Rebecca Robson) 351 Q 99 (Carrie Peters) 352 Q 99 (Niki Scordi) 353 Q 99 and Q 103 (Rebecca Robson) 354 Q 71 (Chris Jennings) 355 Q 128 (Damian Hinds MP) 356 Q 101 and Q 99 (Carrie Peters) 357 Q 91 (Niki Scordi) 358 Q 100 (Niki Scordi) 359 Q 99 (Niki Scordi) 360 Q 92 and Q 95 (Niki Scordi) 361 Q 96 and Q 97 (Niki Scordi) 362 Written evidence from Dr Matthew Cracknell ( JCS0014 ) 363 Supplementary written evidence from the National Audit Office ( JCS0042 ) 364 Q 99 (Niki Scordi) 365 Q 98 (Niki Scordi) 366 Q 102 (Niki Scordi) 367 Q 103 (Carrie Peters) 368 Q 128 (Damian Hinds MP) 369 Q 8 (Justin Russell) 370 Q 75 (Kim Thornden-Edwards) 371 Q 95 (Carrie Peters) 372 Q 95 (Niki Scordi) < Back Next > © Parliamentary copyright 2023 A-Z index Glossary Contact us Freedom of Information Jobs Using this website Copyright Privacy notice Cookie policy Cookie Manager House of Lords - Cutting crime: better community sentences - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Cutting crime: better community sentences Contents Chapter 5: Challenges faced by the Probation Service