Probation

Circular

LIST OF PROBATION CIRCULARS REFERENCE NO:

ISSUED IN 2005 01/2006

PURPOSE ISSUE DATE:

This circular lists all the probation circulars issued in 2005. 4 January 2006

ACTION IMPLEMENTATION DATE:

This circular is for information only. Immediate

SUMMARY EXPIRY DATE:

None January 2011

RELEVANT PREVIOUS PROBATION CIRCULARS TO:

None Chairs of Probation Boards
Chief Officers of Probation
CONTACT FOR ENQUIRIES Secretaries of Probation Boards
Jay Das
Tel: 020 7217 0653
CC:
Email: Jayesh.das@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Board Treasurers
Regional Managers

AUTHORISED BY:
George Barrow – Head of
HQ Services

ATTACHED:
N/A

National Probation Directorate

Horseferry House, Dean Ryle Street, London, SW1P 2AW
 PC No. Date Title Authorised By:

PC01/2005 04/01/05 List of Probation Circulars Issued in 2004 George Barrow

PC02/2005 04/01/05 Victim Contact Scheme – Clarification of Offence Liz Hill

of Aggravated Vehicle Taking

PC03/2005 06/01/05 Supervision, Revocation and Recall for Prisoners Liz Hill
Released on Licence

PC04/2005 10/01/05 Money Payment Supervision Orders Liz Hill

PC05/2005 11/01/05 Investigation of Serious Crimes Involving Offenders Liz Hill

under Probation Supervision – Memorandum of
Understanding Between the Police and Probation
Services Relating to Victims

PC06/2005 19/01/05 Offending Behaviour Programmes: Profile of Meg Blumsom

Delivery & Data Collection Requirements

PC07/2005 20/01/05 Draft National Standards 2005 for Consultation Roger McGarva

PC08/2005 03/02/05 National Probation Service Business Plan 2005-06 Roger McGarva

PC09/2005 07/02/05 Finance, Benefit and Debt Martin Copsey

PC10/2005 08/02/05 Public Protection Framework, Risk of Harm and Liz Hill
MAPPA Thresholds

PC11/2005 15/02/05 NPS Gsi Accreditation Documentation Gordon Turnbull

PC12/2005 17/02/05 Approved Premises Allocations for 2005-2006 Liz Hill

PC13/2005 21/02/05 Expedited Listing and Notification of Hearing in Roger McGarva

Community Penalty Breaches

PC14/2005 04/03/05 OASys Implementation and IT Development Laura Fairweather

PC15/2005 04/03/05 National Standards 2005 Roger McGarva

PC16/2005 08/03/05 Criminal Justice Act 2003 – Early Release and Recall Liz Hill

PC17/2005 14/03/05 Disqualification Orders Liz Hill

PC18/2005 18/03/05 Criminal Justice Act 2003 – New Sentences and the Liz Hill
New Report Framework

PC19/2005 21/03/05 Bail Information Schemes Liz Hill

PC20/2005 21/03/05 Implementation of National Sex Offender Strategy Liz Hill

PC21/2005 22/03/05 The Race Equality Duty and the Statutory Three Roger McGarva
Year Review

PC22/2005 23/03/05 Implementing Section 10 of the Children Act 2004 Liz Hill

PC01/2006 – List of Probation Circulars issued in 2005 2

 PC23/2005 24/03/05 New Electronic Monitoring Contracts James Toon

PC24/2005 29/03/05 National Probation Service Business Plan 2005-06 Roger McGarva

PC25/2005 30/03/05 Criminal Justice Act 2003: Implementation on 4 April Richard Mason

PC26/2005 07/04/05 Health & Safety: National Audit Results Richard Cullen

PC27/2005 15/04/05 Probation Area Annual Reports 2004-05 Roger McGarva

PC28/2005 20/04/05 GSI IT Security Health Check Bob Nicholls

PC29/2005 20/04/05 GSI Revision of Policies Bob Nicholls

PC30/2005 25/04/05 Treatment Manager's Video Monitoring Form, Session Meg Blumsom
Review Form and Guidance Notes

PC31/2005 27/04/05 Support Services for Working with Sexual Offenders John Scott

PC32/2005 28/04/05 Identification of Individuals who present a Risk to Liz Hill

Children: Interim Guidance

PC33A/2005 17/06/05 Pre-sentence Report Guidance for Prolific and Priority Claire Wiggins
Offenders (replaces PC33/2005)

PC34/2005 29/04/05 Prolific and other Priority Offenders: Arrangements for Sarah Mann
Drug Testing on Licence

PC35/2005 12/05/05 Trainee Forensic Psychologists – Pay Richard Cullen

PC36/2005 20/05/05 Public Protection: Cognitive Self-Change Programme Liz Hill

PC37/2005 20/05/05 The Role and Purpose of Approved Premises John Scott

PC38/2005 20/05/05 HM Court Service Effective Practice Guide on Roger McGarva

Enforcing Community Penalties

PC39/2005 27/05/05 MAPPA Consultation Paper John Scott

PC40/2005 27/05/05 Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder John Scott

(DSPD) Programme

PC41/2005 03/06/05 PSO Induction and Development Programme 2005-06 Paula Cairney

PC42/2005 10/06/05 Extension of Victim Contact Scheme to Victims of John Scott

Mentally Disordered Offenders – The Domestic
Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

PC43/2005 10/06/05 Guidance on Arrangements to Monitor End-to-End Roger McGarva

Enforcement

PC44/2005 17/06/05 GSI IT Security – Technical Standards Bob Nicholls

PC45/2005 17/06/05 Accredited Programmes Performance Reporting Meg Blumsom

via IAPS

PC01/2006 – List of Probation Circulars issued in 2005 3

 PC46/2005 23/06/05 Business Continuity Plan Roger McGarva

PC47/2005 27/06/05 Report on Enhanced Community Punishment Martin Copsey

Self-Assessment Exercise: November – March 2004/05

PC48/2005 30/06/05 Offender Assessment System (OASys) Quality Richard Mason

Management Plan

PC49/2005 30/06/05 Assessment and Management of Risk of Harm John Scott

Action Plan

PC50/2005 30/06/05 Approved Premises: Steps to be followed when John Scott

considering Temporary or Permanent Closure

PC51/2005 30/06/05 Additional Probation Board Grant Allocations Mike DuBock

PC52/2005 14//07/05 Xhibit and the CJS Exchange Xhibit Portal Roger McGarva

PC53/2005 14/07/05 Intermittent Custody Richard Mason

PC54/2005 14/07/05 NPS Interim Domestic Abuse Policy and Strategy John Scott

PC55/2005 01/08/05 Annual National League Table for Occupancy in Gordon Davison
Approved Premises

PC56/2005 01/08/05 Delivering Intensive Community Orders Under the S.Mann/R.Mason

Criminal Justice Act 2003

PC57/2005 01/08/05 Effective Management of the Drug Rehabilitation S.Mann/R.Mason

Requirement (DRR) and Alcohol Treatment
Requirement (ATR)

PC58/2005 04/08/05 Preparing for the introduction of the Offenders’ Meg Blumsom
Learning and Skills Service (OLASS)

PC59/2005 08/08/05 Quality Assurance for Research Meg Blumsom

PC60/2005 11/08/05 New Procedures for Monitoring Deaths under John Scott
Supervision

PC61/2005 11/08/05 Revised Targets for DTTO/DRR completions 2005-06 Roger McGarva

PC62/2005 11/08/05 Trainee Forensic Psychologists – Pay Richard Cullen

PC63/2005 11/08/05 Statutory Guidance on Implementing Section 11 John Scott

of the Children Act 2004 and the Working Together
to Safeguard Children 2005 consultation

PC64/2005 16/08/05 The Business Development Strategy (2005) David Griffiths

PC65/2005 18/08/05 National Standards (2005) and National Offender Roger McGarva
Management Model: Application of Tiering Framework

PC66/2005 19/08/05 Visible Unpaid Work Meg Blumsom

PC67/2005 24/08/05 Diversity and the One to One Accredited Programme Sarah Mann

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 PC68/2005 25/08/05 Finance, Benefit and Debt Meg Blumsom

PC69/2005 25/08/05 Awards for Skills gained whilst on Accredited Sarah Mann
Programmes

PC70/2005 25/08/05 Substance Misuse Modules Sarah Mann

PC71/2005 26/08/05 Victim Contact – National Victims Monitoring Form John Scott

PC72/2005 30/08/05 Drug Testing Contracts for Prolific and other Priority Claire Wiggins &
Offenders on Licence Paris Mikkides

PC73/2005 30/08/05 Liaison Arrangements between Sentencers and the Roger Hill
Probation Service

PC74/2005 31/08/05 Criminal Justice Act 2003 – Activity Requirements Meg Blumsom

PC75/2005 28/09/05 Revitalising Health & Safety: Phase Two Richard Cullen

PC76/2005 06/10/05 Oral Hearings: Further Guidance John Scott

PC77/2005 12/10/05 Monitoring of PPO and High/Very High Risk Roger McGarva
of Harm Cases

PC78/2005 20/10/05 Community Order Completion and Progress Roger McGarva

Reports to Court

PC79/2005 01/11/05 Prolific and other Priority Offenders (PPOs): Claire Wiggins &
Summary of Actions and Monitoring Arrangements Paris Mikkides

PC80/2005 03/11/05 Drug Rehabilitation Requirements: (1) National Roger McGarva

Standards Correction; (2) Information for Judges

PC81/2005 04/11/05 Assistive Technology Update Roger McGarva

PC82/2005 04/11/05 Monitoring of Risk of Harm Roger McGarva

PC83/2005 14/11/05 The Implications of the Offender Management Model Sarah Mann
for Service Delivery Structures

PC84/2005 14/11/05 NOMIS Rollout Schedule and change Control David Griffiths
Procedures

PC85/2005 17/11/05 Sex Offender Programmes – Management Update John Scott

PC86/2005 17/11/05 Business Planning Priorities and Indicative Targets Roger McGarva
2006-07

PC87/2005 23/11/05 Recording Information on Individuals who Present John Scott

a Risk to Children

PC88/2005 24/11/05 MAPPA – National Business Plan 2005-08 Chris Potter

PC89/2005 14/12/05 E-OASYS PSR (SDR) Templates Richard Mason

PC90/2005 15/12/05 Role Boundary Issues in the NPS Roger McGarva

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 PC91/2005 19/12/05 Case Transfer Protocol between Youth Offending Claire Wiggins
Teams (YOTs) and Probation Areas

PC92/2005 21/12/05 Launch of New Internet Sex Offender Treatment John Scott
Programme (i-SOTP)

PC93/2005 23/12/05 The Probation Service Value for Money (VFM) David Griffiths
Programme: VFM in Boards – Releasing Resources
for Front Line Services

PC94/2005 29/12/05 Developments in Unpaid Work: January 2006 Meg Blumsom

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