Probation

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 5 June 2019.

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Photo of Richard Burgon Richard Burgon Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which areas the eleven new probation regions will be coterminous with.

Photo of Robert Buckland Robert Buckland The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

The Government set out its plans for the future of probation in the response to the public consultation Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence, published on 16 May 2019. We are now working with stakeholders and partners to develop more detailed plans for the future model.

Our intention is that probation regions to be created as part of future arrangements in England and Wales will be coterminous with police force areas.

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