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National Probation Service

Bulletin
Issue 61 22 June 2007

The Bulletin has been improved for easier on-screen reading. It now summaries new content placed on Epic
(http://npsintranet.probation.gsi.gov.uk/index.htm) in the previous week and significant messages that have been
circulated on the Chief Officer gateway. Articles can now be read by either scrolling down the page or by clicking the
titles below:

137/07 Early Release of Prisoners

138/07 Provision of Bail Accommodation and Support Services
139/07 Home Office Restorative Justice Research Projects
140/07 Probation Area Office Relocation
141/07 Appointments
142/07 Issued Recently

137/07 EARLY RELEASE OF PRISONERS

The Secretary of State for Justice, Lord Falconer, announced details of the early release of 1,200 prisoners into the
community. A letter outlining how this will operate and a copy of Lord Falconer’s statement to the House of Lords is
available on Epic. A Probation Circular on early release (PC22/2007) has been issued.

Epic: Navigate from Home>News & Comms

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138/07 PROVISION OF BAIL ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES

New bail accommodation and support service arrangements have commenced this week (18 June 2007) to enable
the courts and prison governors to make greater use of bail and early release. A full explanation of the new
arrangements is available on Epic.

Navigate from Home>Service Delivery>Bail Accommodation

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139/07 HOME OFFICE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE RESEARCH PROJECTS

3rd Evaluation Report published today

Research published by the Ministry of Justice shows that 85% of victims and 80% of offenders were satisfied with
their experience of a Restorative Justice conference – a meeting between the victim and offender with supporters of
each present. http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research190607.htm

Professor Joanna Shapland at Sheffield University was commissioned by the Home Office to provide an independent
evaluation of the Home Office Crime Reduction Programme Restorative Justice research projects. The first two
reports, looking at how the schemes were set up, and at the RJ process itself, were published by the Home Office in
2004 and 2006, and can be found at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr3204.pdf and
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/r274.pdf

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140/07 PROBATION AREA OFFICE RELOCATION

Please note that from Monday 9th July 2007 North Yorkshire’s Scarborough Probation Office will re-locate to:

3rd Floor
Pavilion House
Pavilion Square
Scarborough
YO11 2JN

Fax & Telephone numbers remain unchanged:

Tel: 01723 366341

Fax: 01723 501932

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141/07 APPOINTMENTS

Savas Hadjipavlou is to act as Director of Health and Offender Partnerships when John Boyington leaves at the end
of July to undertake a project with colleagues in NHS North West.

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142/07 ISSUED RECENTLY

Probation Circulars 2007:

PC22 End of Custody Licence (ECL) Issued 21 June

On Tuesday 19 June 2007 the Secretary of State for Justice announced a new release
scheme which is to be known as End of Custody Licence. Prisoners eligible for ECL will
be released from prison under temporary licence up to 18 days earlier than would
otherwise be the case. Those prisoners who would be subject to probation supervision
on release will have their supervision period extended by the duration of the ECL, the
licence period under National Standards effectively starting up to 18 days early. This
circular clarifies the expectations on probation staff who will be involved in the
management of offenders released on ECL.

PC21 Health & Safety: Policy Revisions 2007 Issued 19 June

As required the NPS H&S Policy has been subject to its annual review.

As a result of legislative changes there are two new arrangements:

• Fire (NPS/HS/11)
• Tobacco Smoking (NPS/HS/9)

There have been the following post holder/organisational related changes that are now
reflected in the Policy:

• Christine Lawrie replaces Martin Wargent at the PBA

• References to NPD now replaced by NOMS
• References to NPD HR now replaced by PACU
• References to Workforce Information Report replaced by HR Data Warehouse
• References to transitional arrangements removed as Policy and implementation
thereof should now be complete
• References to NPD Estates replaced by HOPG
• There are new documents on EPIC that have been referred to at the end of
some of the arrangements e.g. Arrangement 3 on risk assessment (NPS/HS/3)
now refers to the Generic Risk Assessments that are posted on EPIC.

PC20 Approved Premises Performance Improvement Standards: Guidance on Second Round Issued 18 June
of Audits

PC19 Implementation of National Rules for Approved Premises Issued 14 June

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