Probation · Inspection grades

HM Inspectorate of Probation

385 total inspections · latest Aug 2026

Inspection reports on probation service delivery across England and Wales — community supervision, pre-sentence reports, resettlement, and youth offending services.

Inspection grades

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Outstanding Good Requires Improvement Inadequate
Division / Unit Division type Grade Published Report
An inspection of probation services in Hertfordshire PDU Probation PDU Jul 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Bexley Youth Offending Jul 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Doncaster Youth Offending Jul 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Flintshire Youth Offending Jul 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Newport Youth Offending Jul 2024 Report
A joint inspection of youth justice services in Conwy & Denbighshire Youth Offending Jun 2024 Report
The quality of work undertaken with women Probation PDU May 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in Norfolk PDU Probation PDU May 2024 Report
Joint targeted area inspection of Leeds Probation PDU May 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in Suffolk PDU Probation PDU May 2024 Report
Joint targeted area inspection of Lancashire Probation PDU May 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Wiltshire Youth Offending May 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Redbridge Youth Offending May 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Salford Youth Offending May 2024 Report
An inspection of Probation Service – Kent, Surrey and Sussex region Probation PDU May 2024 Report
An inspection of youth of justice services in Waltham Forest Youth Offending May 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in East Kent PDU Probation PDU Mar 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in West Kent PDU Probation PDU Mar 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in Surrey PDU Probation PDU Mar 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Carmarthenshire Youth Offending Mar 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Gwynedd & Ynys Môn Youth Offending Mar 2024 Report
Independent serious further offence review of Joshua Jacques Probation PDU Mar 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Bracknell Forest Youth Offending Mar 2024 Report
An inspection of youth justice services in Enfield Youth Offending Feb 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in West Sussex Probation PDU Feb 2024 Report
An inspection of probation services in Brighton and East Sussex PDU Probation PDU Feb 2024 Report
Joint targeted area inspection of London Borough of Merton Probation PDU Feb 2024 Report
A joint inspection of youth offending services in Nottinghamshire Youth Offending Jan 2024 Report
The role of the senior probation officer and management oversight in the Probation Service Probation PDU Jan 2024 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Solihull Youth Offending Dec 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Staffordshire Youth Offending Dec 2023 Report
A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions Probation PDU Dec 2023 Report
A joint thematic inspection of work with children subject to remand in youth detention Youth Offending Nov 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Isle of Wight Youth Offending Nov 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Southwark Youth Offending Oct 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Northamptonshire Youth Offending Oct 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Cambridgeshire Youth Offending Oct 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in Ealing Youth Offending Sep 2023 Report
Annual report 2022/2023 Probation PDU Sep 2023 Report
Race equality in probation follow-up: A work in progress Probation PDU Sep 2023 Report
An inspection of youth offending services in North Lincolnshire Youth Offending Sep 2023 Report
Regional review letter: Probation service – South West region Probation PDU Aug 2023 Report
An inspection of probation services in Bristol and South Gloucestershire PDU Probation PDU Aug 2023 Report
An inspection of probation services in Dorset PDU Probation PDU Aug 2023 Report
Regional review letter: Probation Service – South Central region Probation PDU Aug 2023 Report
An inspection of probation services in Somerset PDU Probation PDU Aug 2023 Report
An inspection of probation services in East Berkshire PDU Probation PDU Jul 2023 Report
Regional review letter: Probation Service North West Region Probation PDU Jul 2023 Report
An inspection of probation services in Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight PDU Probation PDU Jul 2023 Report
Counter Terrorism Joint Inspection – National security division and multi-agency arrangements for the management of terrorist offenders in the wake of terrorist attacks National Probation Jul 2023 Report

Data from HM Inspectorate of Probation. Inspections cover probation delivery units, youth offending services, and approved premises across England and Wales.