Question follow-through · 903130

Probation Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.

  2. 11 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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