Our Work
In this section you will find information about the work we do with offenders and victims.
You can find out about The Community Order and the requirements that courts can impose to offenders as part of a Community Order. Some of these requirements are explained in more detail in their own pages, such as Community Payback and programmes.
All of our work in probation originates from the courts, from the writing of reports to the supervision of offenders after sentence. Our role in the courts is described in a designated courts page. A further page explains about our work in prisons.
We work closely with other agencies, such as the police and prison service, to assess and manage the risks that some offenders pose to the public. We also provide hostels that offer a high level of supervision in order to protect the public from those who pose the most serious risk of harm. This work is explained in sections on dangerous offenders and approved premises.
The page on victim work describes our important work with the victims offenders sentenced to 12 months or more for a sexual or violent offence.
