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Probation Service Failing

Published: Tue 3 Jul 2001 09:32 AM
Late today the PSA forwarded to the Minister of Justice Matt Robson, a number of serious concerns the union has about the breakdown of service delivered in CPS.
"Our members have forwarded through the union, their real concerns about individual offenders and the breaching of the conditions of their sentences". said Richard Wagstaff PSA National Secretary.
"Our members concern is such that, depite being on strike, they have in their own time, attempted to contact some of these high risk offenders in order to monitor them"
"We are not confident that CPS has taken measures to properly address these urgent concerns. That is why we are taking this up directly with the minister." said Richard Wagstaff
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