Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 127269

Probation: Voluntary Organisations

Tabled: 14 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential for a role for the voluntary sector in helping support the Probation Service during the period after release.

Answer

Jake Richards

We recognise the valuable role played by the thousands of voluntary sector organisations that work in partnership with prisons and the Probation Service to provide vital support to people serving their sentences in prison and on returning to the community...

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