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Is preparing to announce the government's changes to the probation system in England and Wales

Some high-risk offenders in England and Wales may not be monitored as closely as they should have been during the lockout, a report suggests.

An internal Ministry of justice document, shows the probation staff will not be able to, all of the planned tests in half of the cases in a period of four weeks.

The National Probation Service (NPS) has insisted the surveillance was reasonable.

It Comes as the government is expected to announce the NPS is about the probation system in England and Wales.

the end of the participation of private companies.

Since the coronavirus lockdown, the state NPS face-to-face care of thousands of sex offenders and violent criminals driven back, to prevent infection.

emergency plans have been created for the majority of offenders contacted by phone or visited directly in front of the door.

But , according to the MoJ document, from the Bbc News that in The Four weeks to 17. May, only 51% of high-risk offenders under the supervision of all The Contact details that had been planned for had.

The statistics also show that during the week before may 17, 18% of high-risk prisoners do not immediately appointments with the probation service on release.

you have a meeting in a "business-day", he left the prison should have.

'Unreliable data'

However, the NPS controversial is the meaning of the numbers.

A spokesman said: "These data are partially experimental and unreliable.

"We use to evaluate them not in isolation, the performance and The Public should not do that, either.

"All of our larger evidence in combination shows offenders receive The Right types and levels of supervision. "

Private companies, known as " community rehabilitation companies supervising low-and medium-risk offenders in England contact in 61% of cases during The Four weeks planned, according to the data.

Under the government's plans, the company would have lost their offenders-supervision, role of the NPS would be to offer been able to perform the unpaid work schemes, drug-abuse programs, and training.

But the Ministers have stopped The Process , and are believed to have decided that the NPS rehabilitation services, as well as the management of the entire workload of offenders should deliver.

it is believed, However, it will still be to support opportunities for voluntary groups and charities specialist of criminal behavior patterns.

prisons, coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, ministry of justice

Source of news: bbc.com