Why is England’s probation system in meltdown?
Tom Sasse, IfG Senior Researcher, says if ministers decide to preserve some private involvement in the probation system, then it is essential that the
Tom Sasse, IfG Senior Researcher, says if ministers decide to preserve some private involvement in the probation system, then it is essential that the
One third of government’s spending is with contractors: last year, four departments spent more than half their budgets with external suppliers.
The Ministry of Justice must address fundamental problems in the outsourcing of probation, or bring the services back in house.
Dr Hannah White comments on the sharp fall in trust in the government and the parliament over the past year, as reported by The Times.
The Evening Standard picks up on the research and analysis in our recent insight paper, 'Who runs Whitehall?'.