Tuesday, 24 March at
2.30pm Grimond Room, Portcullis House
The Justice Committee will hear from HM Chief Inspector of
Probation Martin Jones and HM Prison and Probation Service
representatives during the third evidence session of the second
part of its inquiry into rehabilitation and
resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending.
MPs will examine the Probation Service's role in promoting
rehabilitation and resettlement to reduce reoffending. The
cross-party committee, chaired by Labour MP , will discuss the
opportunities and challenges faced by the service with three
regional probation directors.
During the second panel, MPs will hear from the Chief Inspector
of Probation on the service's performance in relation to
rehabilitation. Discussion is likely to focus on the issues of
recall, the Sentencing Act and reforms to probation delivery.
The Committee's first report of this
inquiry focusing on rehabilitation in prisons, published in
November, concluded prison overcrowding, staffing
shortages and deteriorating infrastructure is having a ‘profound
impact on the ability of prisons to deliver
rehabilitation'.
Witnesses – Tuesday, 24 March
Panel 1: 2.30pm
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Chris Edwards, Regional Probation Director for
Greater Manchester, HMPPS
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Nic Davies, Regional Probation Director for
Wales, HMPPS
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Linda Neimantas, Regional Probation Director
for Kent, Surrey and Sussex, HMPPS
Panel 2: 3:30pm
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Martin Jones CBE, HM Chief Inspector of
Probation
