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Probation Service

EDM number 436 in 2013-14, proposed by Nicholas Brown on 17/07/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Prisons and Alternatives to prison.

That this House notes the positive impact made by the 106 year-old probation service (PS) in England and Wales; further notes that of the 35 probation areas, 31 are rated good and four exceptional; further notes that the PS was awarded the British Quality Foundation Gold Medal in 2011; further notes the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation consultation, which proposes to outsource all low and medium risk offenders to private and voluntary groups whilst retaining high risk offenders under a national PS; further notes the Government's proposal to reorganise the 35 existing probation areas into a smaller number and centrally manage outsourced contracts, as well as introducing a payment-by-results model for outsourced contracts and, whilst welcoming the proposals to extend rehabilitation support to those serving short-term sentences, notes with concern the reports in the Press relating to the Ministry of Justice's internal risk register on the plans, the cancellation of the pilot programme and the incorrect use of reoffending rate statistics for short-term prisoners, who are not currently supervised by the PS, to justify the proposals; and welcomes the amendments made to the Offender Rehabilitation Bill to make any change of the structure of the PS subject to the approval of both Houses of Parliament.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nick Brown17/07/2013Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabourProposed
Joan Ruddock17/07/2013Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSeconded
Alan Johnson17/07/2013Kingston upon Hull West and HessleLabourSeconded
Frank Dobson17/07/2013Holborn and St PancrasLabourSeconded
Paul Goggins17/07/2013Wythenshawe and Sale EastLabourSeconded
Dave Watts17/07/2013St Helens NorthLabourSeconded
John Healey17/07/2013Wentworth and DearneLabourSigned
George Mudie17/07/2013Leeds EastLabourSigned
Tom Clarke17/07/2013Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
Michael Connarty17/07/2013Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham17/07/2013Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Adrian Bailey17/07/2013West Bromwich WestLabourSigned
David Lammy18/07/2013TottenhamLabourSigned
Mary Glindon18/07/2013North TynesideLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin18/07/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
John Cryer18/07/2013Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn02/09/2013JarrowLabourSigned
Chris Ruane10/09/2013Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Shaun Woodward11/09/2013St Helens South and WhistonLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins08/10/2013Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey10/10/2013North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Mearns14/10/2013GatesheadLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell16/10/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
David Anderson29/10/2013BlaydonLabourSigned
George Galloway11/11/2013Bradford WestRespectSigned

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