Damning report into privatised prison probation service

A key part of the government’s “useless” probation privatisation reforms could be scrapped and not impact on the resettlement of prisoners, chief inspectors of probation and prisons have warned. A “devastating” joint report on the government’s Through the Gate programme, reveals work done by 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies is having a negligible impact on reducing […]

Officers’ psychological welfare must be looked after, says Met Commissioner

The psychological welfare of police officers has never been more important with many experiencing some “horrendous situations” in recent months, Britain’s most senior officer has said. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said her officers have dealt with a “series of utterly horrific things”, with some attending both the deadly Westminster and London Bridge terror attacks […]