Articles tagged with: HM Prison and Probation Service
KPMG to support MoJ campaign to get prison leavers into work
25 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
KPMG to support MoJ campaign to get prison leavers into work
Project is latest step in department's work to reduce reoffending rates
RAAC found at five prisons, minister reveals
05 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
RAAC found at five prisons, minister reveals
Edward Argar also admits government is only on target to provide 10,000 new prison places by 2025, falling short of 20,000 target
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
28 Mar HR
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
Undercover reporter was hired as agency staff member at troubled HMP Bedford
Prison officers' union demands 8.3% pay rise amid 'retention crisis'
14 Mar HR
Prison officers' union demands 8.3% pay rise amid 'retention crisis'
POA calls for uplift to target real-terms pay erosion and high turnover of prison staff
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
06 Mar Civil Service Reform
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
Jeremy Hunt allocates £800m to boosting productivity across public services
MoJ wins award for excellence in recruitment
15 Jan HR
MoJ wins award for excellence in recruitment
The department has been singled out for its approach to increasing diversity
Ministry of Justice sells Reading Prison
12 Jan Commercial
Ministry of Justice sells Reading Prison
Former prison site has lay empty for 10 years
New joiners and King Charles’ coronation: Prison service CEO Amy Rees looks back at the highlights of a busy year
19 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
New joiners and King Charles’ coronation: Prison service CEO Amy Rees looks back at the highlights of a busy year
The head of HMPPS reflects on the hope and glory brought to 2023 by the country’s prison staff, if not by the Welsh rugby team
HMPPS says ‘lessons have been learned’ as Serco and G4S bag electronic monitoring contracts
24 Nov 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMPPS says ‘lessons have been learned’ as Serco and G4S bag electronic monitoring contracts
Deals worth up to £450m come almost a decade after firms admitted overcharging government to the tune of £170m
MoJ agrees sentencing delays as prisons near capacity limits
12 Oct 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ agrees sentencing delays as prisons near capacity limits
Judges urged to postpone jailing some categories of criminal to ease pressure on places
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
02 Oct 2023 Communications
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
19 Sep 2023 HR
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
Watchdog says understaffed and resource-constrained services could do better under local control
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
13 Sep 2023 HR
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
Just 30% of prison officers have a decade or more of experience, down from 60% in 2017, analysis finds
'That's the thing I want to do': Why the prison service has always been a calling for HMPPS boss Amy Rees
09 Aug 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
'That's the thing I want to do': Why the prison service has always been a calling for HMPPS boss Amy Rees
Amy Rees’s entire career has been focused on delivering positive change for the people who live and work in UK prisons. As part of its Women in Westminster series, CSW's sister title PoliticsHome sat down with the chief executive of HM Prisons and Probation Service to learn more about her journey from prison wing to Whitehall
Thousands of prison officers ‘want out’: Survey flags safety and pay concerns
23 Jun 2023 HR
Thousands of prison officers ‘want out’: Survey flags safety and pay concerns
Justice Committee chair dubs large-scale research findings “shocking” as prison service battles staff shortages
Union slams 'grossly unfair' exclusion of prison officers from cost-of-living payment
07 Jun 2023 HR
Union slams 'grossly unfair' exclusion of prison officers from cost-of-living payment
Government only class prison staff as civil servants 'when it suits them', Prison Officers' Association says
MoJ reprimanded after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
31 May 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
MoJ reprimanded after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
Sensitive data was left unsecured in prison holding area, according to data watchdog
MoJ loses appeal over prison-jobs advert banned for racial stereotyping
04 May 2023 Communications
MoJ loses appeal over prison-jobs advert banned for racial stereotyping
Ad featuring white prison officer and black prisoner "likely to cause serious offence", ASA rules
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
13 Feb 2023 Commercial
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
MoD figures so “riddled with anomalies” they could not be included in database of government procurement card spend, Labour says
From the streets, to prison, to working in the civil service
06 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
From the streets, to prison, to working in the civil service
An official shares her remarkable and harrowing life story, and explains how she now uses her experiences to help improve government policy
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
26 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
Departmental officials have faced more than their fair share of challenges over the past 12 months. This year’s awards finalists show civil servants rising to the immediate task and taking a longer-term view, too
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
24 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
MPs “unconvinced” of MoJ's ability to oversee overhaul of electronic tagging after “long history of poor performance"
MoJ perm sec shakes up HMPPS leadership
01 Sep 2022 HR
MoJ perm sec shakes up HMPPS leadership
Probation DG gets promotion as focus moves to frontline services
'Aggressive' probation service merger 'caused unnecessary pressure' on staff
18 Aug 2022 Civil Service Reform
'Aggressive' probation service merger 'caused unnecessary pressure' on staff
Renationalisation of probation services "mostly successful" but rushed, Institute for Government says