June 2011 News Update
30.06.2011

Articles featured in the Probation Association news update this month include:

Probation Director Says Chairs Will Become Focus Of Activity
Colin Allars has told the Association's full council that the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) will not be interfering unnecessarily in trusts' business and will be refocusing activity to deal primarily with chairs.

£120M Tag Business May Open Up
The prospect of trusts being able to bid for more than £100M worth of electronic monitoring business has been raised by the Ministry of Justice.

Future Of Probation Discussed
Christine Lawrie answered the question posed by this year's PA-sponsored McWilliams probation lecture at Cambridge University.

Prisoner Spec Needs Scrutiny
A NOMS specification for managing prisoners pre and post sentence will need to be considered carefully and by a range of consultees, says the PA's Future OPtions Round Table group.

Staff To Leave
The PA says goodbye to two long serving members of its support staff at the end of July.

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