Question follow-through · 903130
Probation Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Wills: Older People · 21 Mar 2025
- Prisons: Education · 13 May 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2025
Answer published
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 ne...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Wills: Older People
21 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards exist for (a) vulnerable and (b) elderly people when (i) wills and (ii) codicils are prepared for them.
Prisons: Education
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of provision of prison education on future levels of reoffending.