Probation Service
Coverage of Probation Service in the Nexus archive.
- Release of Rochdale grooming gang leader ‘really scary’, says whistleblower
Sara Rowbotham, a health worker who exposed a Rochdale grooming gang, expresses fear over the impending release of gang leader Shabir Ahmed, citing a 'weak' probation service and his lack of remorse. She warns this poses risks to women and girls in the area.
- Sadistic Probation Service postergirl who presented herself as reformed character after turning her back on drugs empire FINALLY jailed for killing stepdaughter in the bath half a century ago
A probation service employee who claimed to be reformed after abandoning a drugs empire was jailed for killing her stepdaughter in the bath 50 years ago. The case resurfaced decades later, leading to her conviction.
- Excessive probation workloads put public at risk in England and Wales, union warns
Napo, a probation officers' union in England and Wales, warns that excessive workloads are putting the public at risk due to unsupervised ex-offenders. The union has declared no confidence in probation service managers and threatened industrial action as ministers prepare to release more prisoners this autumn.
- Retired Probation Service worker accused of scalding five-year-old girl to death in 1978 denies ever hurting her step-children
A retired Probation Service worker is accused of scalding a five-year-old girl to death in 1978 and denies ever hurting her step-children. The incident allegedly occurred over four decades ago. The accused has denied any wrongdoing.