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Media
Recent
press releases:
2010
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
Beacon of Best Practice in Public Protection click here

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