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Women and children still at risk due to Probation Service failings, says coroner

Peter Nieto has issued a report after a series of failures were highlighted in the inquests for the victims of Damien Bendall.

The Independent UK

Huge changes being made to prevent another ‘tragic incident’ – probation chief

Kim Thornden-Edwards was giving evidence at inquests into the deaths of Damien Bendall’s victims.

The Independent UK

Probation services officer ‘only in role months before being given Bendall case’

She told an inquest into the deaths of his victims she would have stopped him from living with them if she had known he had made threats to kill them.

The Independent UK

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Inspectors urge independent review into ‘struggling’ Probation Service

The Chief Inspector of Probation’s annual report found ‘chronic staff shortages’ and ‘unmanageable workloads’.

The Independent UK

Offenders to be put on clean-up duty to deal with fly-tipping, vandalism and littering in North East pilot

The offenders, on community payback sentences, will be called upon within 48 hours of incidents being reported to the Probation Service in the North East

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'Predatory' paedophile who raped children will be RELEASED after serving just half his sentence

“As with all sex offenders, David Walker will be closely monitored by the police and Probation Service."

Manchester Evening News

Convicted pedophile and former glam rock star Gary Glitter hauled back to UK prison after early release

Notorious pedophile and British glam rock star Gary Glitter was recalled to a United Kingdom prison after violating the terms of his release, the country’s Probation Service announced Monday.

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Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter back in prison

Pedophile singer Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his release conditions, reportedly after trying to access the dark web.

The New Daily

Gary Glitter recalled to prison just 38 days after being released

Glitter had been freed from jail after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls

Evening Standard

Paedophile ex-popstar Gary Glitter recalled to prison for breaking bail conditions

The former singer had been released just last month having served eight years of his 16-year sentence

Wales Online

A serial rapist who terrorised Greater Manchester and got 13 life sentences was today released from prison

Andrew Barlow, formerly Andrew Longmire, was moved to a probation hostel at 9am today

Manchester Evening News

Family blast 'nonsensical' plan to release British Airways pilot who killed his wife with claw hammer

Robert Brown was jailed for 26 years in 2010

Manchester Evening News

Family fearful over ‘nonsensical’ prison release of pilot who killed his wife

British Airways captain Robert Brown admitted manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility.

The Independent UK

'Most people would run away from them - we try to run towards them': The probation officers working with Wales' offenders

They try to help people who break the law change their lives, while protecting the public from harm, and are always thinking about risk

Wales Online

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Double killer Lawrence Bierton awaits sentence for third murder

Lawrence Bierton was on licence when he murdered his neighbour

Daily Mirror

Ministers admit 4,000 phones given to criminals on probation have been 'lost or stolen'

Thousands of basic mobile phones were handed out during the pandemic to help keep track of those being supervised by the probation service, including prisoners temporarily released on licence to reduce overcrowding in prisons

The Guardian - UK

Why did Gary Glitter only serve half his prison sentence?

Former singer was sentenced under old law that allowed automatic release on licence at halfway point

Evening Standard

Westminster: ‘Jealous’ double killer likely to die in prison for murder of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years

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The Independent UK

Double killer likely to die in prison for cutting throats of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years.

The Independent UK

Sunak faces pressure over probation failings in Zara Aleena murder

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pressed Rishi Sunak on the matter during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Evening Standard

Probation have blood on their hands, Zara Aleena's aunt says

Probation officers have been accused of having “blood on their hands” after failings left a sexual predator free to stalk and kill Zara Aleena just days after his prison release.Damning findings by a watchdog laid bare a catalogue of errors by probation officers before Jordan McSweeney carried out the brutal…

Evening Standard

Fury at failings that left Zara Aleena’s killer on the streets

Jordan McSweeney should have been in prison on the night he sexually assaulted and murdered Zara Aleena. The reasons he was not have been exposed in a report from the chief inspector of probation, which found a catalogue of errors that led to a serious and career criminal, with a…

The Independent UK

‘Impossible to say’ if public is safe amid probation failings in McSweeney case

Career criminal Jordan McSweeney should have been recalled to prison before he had the chance to murder Zara Aleena, a report found.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena murder: Probation have ‘blood on their hands’, aunt says

Jordan McSweeney was released from prison just days before carrying out the brutal attack.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena reports shows ‘women and girls are not safe’, says victim’s aunt

Farah Naz said it was an “extremely distressing report … revealing a litany of errors” which left Jordan McSweeney able to kill her 35-year-old niece.

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