Recent press releases:

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


Mike Foster, MP, visits Community Payback Scheme Mike Foster, MP, visited a group of offenders on a Community Payback scheme at the Worcester Wood Country Park today. The offenders were carrying out unpaid work to pay back for the crimes they have committed.
23/11/09
Community Payback Scheme click here


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
Beacon of Best Practice in Public Protection click here


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