Great opportunity to join the HMIP team to help us promote the effective practice we see. Closing date 3 March - more details at: justicejobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre-1…

I’ll be giving evidence to the Justice Select Committee with Simi O’Neill, our Head of Probation Inspection, at 3.30pm tomorrow (28th February). Useful opportunity to talk about recent local inspection findings and SFO reviews. committees.parliament.uk/event/17521/fo…

We've launched an online evidence base on what makes for effective youth justice services today - developed by our fantastic HMIP research team. You can find it here justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/r…

Great to spend time with our inspection team at Barnsley Youth Justice Service hearing more about their priorities and approach to out of court disposals and resettlement and sitting in on one of our individual case worker interviews. Always get a lot from these visits.

Many thanks to Alison Sabaroche and her team for the warm welcome yesterday to Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Justice Service which we rated ‘outstanding’ last summer

Thanks to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee for inviting me to give evidence to their new inquiry into community sentences this morning. Interesting questions and discussion. You can see a video of my evidence here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/92…

Very pleased to be celebrating our new inspection skills certificate today - externally accredited by SFJ Awards and being completed by all new inspectors in their first year with us. Part of our commitment to ensuring high quality inspections for all. sfjawards.com/hm-inspectorat…

Many thanks to the ⁦⁦York Festival of Ideas for the invite to join today’s discussions about Reimagining Our Criminal Justice - good to be able to talk about HMIP’s recent thematics on OMiC resettlement arrangements

One week left to apply to be the next Chief Inspector of Probation and the chance to lead this fantastic HMIP team - it's been a privilege to work with them for the last four years. Closing date 20th June. …for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/7450?bac…

Good to share a platform with Sarra Fotheringham ⁦Sarra Fotheringham⁩ and ⁦@sarah_lewis30⁩ at the Modernising Criminal Justice conference today and to see Simi O’Neil, our Head of Probation in action at a great panel discussion on the future of probation in the afternoon

Join us for the online launch of the annual report on our youth justice inspections next Thursday (29 June). Places going fast! eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-youth…

Many thanks to Nick Jeffreys and the team at Coventry Youth Justice Service (and partner services) for an inspiring visit - thanks to Howard, Anton, Rachel and Chris for meeting me too (and to Lauren for the photo!). Easy to see why we rated them 'outstanding' earlier this year.

Important and concerning report out today from HMI Probation on the assessment and management of domestic abuse perpetrators by the Probation Service. I'll be discussing it on Radio 4 Women's Hour this morning after 10am justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/i…

Great opportunity to join our friendly and diverse inspection team. We're looking for 9 Assistant Inspectors to replace our current cohort of seconded colleagues as they return to their home organisations. Closing date is Friday 21 July. justicejobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/…

Thanks to Women's Hour for the invitation to talk about our report on the supervision of domestic abuse perpetrators this morning. You can listen to my interview here - it's the first item from 02:15 onwards bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Free tickets still available for the online launch event for our thematic inspection of probation work around domestic abuse risks on Wednesday 12th July - but going fast eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-event…

Reassuring to see the progress made on the supervision of terrorism offenders by prisons, probation and police. Significant investment since 2020 has meant manageable caseloads and excellent joint working. Lessons to be learnt for the rest of probation? justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/i…

Powerful findings from our excellent HMIP research team, based on analysis of over 3,000 cases. For those getting high-quality probation supervision, sentence completion rate was 24 percentage points higher, and reoffending was 14 percentage points lower justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/m…

LAST CHANCE: HM Inspectorate of Probation's Chief Inspector Justin Russell will be discussing the findings of our race equality in probation follow-up report tomorrow at 11.30am. Book your free ticket by 11pm: ow.ly/kZxZ50PFleu

Lots of interest in our launch event for this tomorrow morning