Probation Officers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
One of the first actions of the Government was to bring forward planned increases to pay, enabling staff to access higher pay earlier than planned.
On 12 February 2025, the Lord Chancellor announced measures to support probation officers by investing in new technology to lessen the administrative burden; focusing their work on high-risk offenders; and recruiting 1,300 more officers.
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