Probation

We are concerned that the probation service remains under-resourced and over-worked.

We support NAPO’s calls for a strategic reduction programme, with safe workloads and a case allocation system. Manageable workloads are key to ensuring the protection of staff, offenders and the public.

Devolving the criminal justice system would ensure better collaboration between prisons and services which are already devolved, reducing homelessness upon release, improve health provision and address concerns about the privately-run Parc Prison.

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Fair Funding for Wales’s Police Forces
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Supporting Victims of Crime
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Prisons
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Fairness for Women in Justice
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Transparency in Policing
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Policing Drugs
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Supporting our Justice Staff
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