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Probation Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a centralised Probation service.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
3 Dec 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a centralised Probation service.

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    A unified Probation Service operates throughout England and Wales, under the leadership of the Chief Probation Officer, who provides both professional guidance and system oversight for probation staff. We recognise that probation works best when deliverin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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