Recent press releases:

2011


Offenders carry out big clean-up Residents of Brockhampton Close expressed their gratitude as offenders carrying out Community Payback transformed the area this weekend.
20 January 2011
Offenders carry out big clean-up


MP Karen Lumley visits West Mercia Probation Karen Lumley MP has welcomed the Government move to increase the use of community sentences.
18 January 2011
MP Karen Lumley visits West Mercia Probation


MP Owen Paterson visits Probation Community Payback project Owen Paterson, MP for North Shropshire, was in his constituency today visiting offenders who were sprucing up Brownlow Community Centre in Whitchurch.
14 January 2011
MP Owen Paterson visits Probation Community Payback project


MP Peter Luff salutes the work of the probation service Government moves to increase the use of community sentences have been welcomed by local MP, Peter Luff.
10 January 2011
MP Peter Luff salutes the work of the probation service


2010


Offenders help smarten up the city West Mercia Probation Trust has joined forces with Worcester City Council in a pilot scheme to help clean up the city.
01/09/2010
Offenders help smarten up the city


Farewell to Helen Allen Shropshire woman, Helen Allen, has retired from her Assistant Chief Officer role after nearly 30 years in probation.
01/09/2010
Farewell to Helen Allen Shropshire woman


Driver Awareness Workshops Launched West Mercia Probation and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service have joined forces to launch a series of Driver Awareness Workshops to help educate those convicted of driving offences and make our roads safer.
30/07/2010
Driver Awareness Workshops Launched


All in a day’s work Probation and other criminal justice staff celebrated at a local justice awards evening held by the West Mercia Criminal Justice Board.
26/02/10
All in a day’s work


Driver Rehabilitation Workshop West Mercia Probation has joined forces with Shropshire and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Services to help educate dangerous drivers and make our roads safer.
19/03/10
Driver Rehabilitation Workshop


Local Crime Community Sentence Scheme West Mercia Probation has joined forces with the Courts to launch the Local Crime Community Sentence (LCCS) initiative in West Mercia.
12/04/10
Local Crime Community Sentence Scheme


Preferred Partner Agreement Signed West Mercia Probation Trust has signed an agreement with YSS (Youth Support Services) which appoints them as the Trust’s preferred partner.
17/05/10
Preferred Partner Agreement Signed


Offenders help smarten up the area Offenders on Community Payback have given Offmore and Comberton housing estates in Kidderminster a spring clean to remove litter and make the area more pleasant for residents.
27/05/10
Offenders help smarten up the area


Carole Celebrates over 40 years at the hostel Carole Crouch celebrated over 40 years working at the probation hostel in Worcester.
12/07/10
Carole Celebrates over 40 years at the hostel


Offenders help out with conservation work Offenders on Community Payback have helped out with valuable conservation work at Burlish Top Nature Reserve, Stourport-on-Severn.
12/07/10
Offenders help out with conservation work


2009

First Birthday for Offender Community Payback Jackets in West Mercia High-visibility orange jackets for offenders to wear on Community Payback sentences have reached their one year anniversary in West Mercia today.
1/12/09
First Birthday for Offender Community Payback


Offenders help with park improvements
Parks and open spaces across Wyre Forest will be undergoing improvements thanks to a scheme set up by Wyre Forest District Council and the Probation Service.
30/11/09
Offenders help with park improvements


West Mercia MAPPA - Beacon of Best Practice in Public Protection UK multi-agency teams that manage serious offenders in the community under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA), including West Mercia, are being seen as beacons of best practice in public protection by countries around the world.
29/10/09
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Useful sites for people working in the media

Further information
For further information about community sentences and the work of probation visit What we do on this site.

				For further information about the National Probation Service for England and Wales for England and Wales visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cpg/nps/
				For further information about the Ministry of Justice click If you would like to find out more about crime, you can find publications on Home Office research and statistics at: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds
				Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) reports independently to government ministers concerning probation services' performance and makes recommendations for good practice. http://www.justice.gov.uk/inspectorates/hmi-probation/

Further information about the criminal justice system:

CJS Online
www.cjsonline.org

Crime Reduction website
www.crimereduction.gov.uk

The Court Service
www.courtservice.gov.uk

The Prison Service
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk

The Police and Probation Service
www.homeoffice.gov.uk

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
www.cps.gov.uk

Lord Chancellors Department (LCD)
www.lcd.gov.uk
The Lord Chancellors Department's main role is to secure the efficient administration of justice in England and Wales.

For more facts about crime read The British Crime Survey:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs1.html