Question follow-through · 7579
Probation: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the probation service is adequately resourced.
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
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the probation service is adequately resourced.
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
Funding for probation and community services will increase by up to £700 million by 2028/29. This funding will support delivery of the reforms recommended by the Independent Sentencing Review. As part of this increased investment, this Government will inv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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