We provide information to the Sentencers in the Crown and Magistrates' courts in the form of Pre Sentence Reports, Fast Delivery Reports or Oral Reports. This is to help them determine the sentence given to an offender and we, then, manage sentences served in the community. We supervise offenders on the new Community Order. These Orders may consist of one or more requirements mainly depending on the seriousness of the offending. These requirements can include unpaid work, supervision, attendance of a programme, alcohol/drug treatment and or a residential requirement. We also supervise offenders sentenced to a period in custody after they are released. In doing so, our aims are to enforce the sentence of the court, to protect the public and to reduce offending.
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The unpaid work unit provides supervised work for offenders on community orders. Work undertaken includes, environmental maintenance, painting and decorating and general clearance. This order allows offenders to make reparation for their offences by serving the community. Offenders can also gain employment and problem solving skills, which will help them address their offending behaviour. Beneficiaries of this service have included, Charitable organisations, the disabled, the elderly and children's playgroups. Some of our work is aimed at improving community safety, this is normally carried out in conjunction with local authorities.
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Ryecroft Approved Premises, fulfilling its remit to protect the public and work with residents to reduce offending, exists to provide safe and effective management of offenders who either reside as a condition of their bail, or as a condition of their prison licence or Community Order.
For more information on the work of the Ryecroft Approved Premises click here.

Resettlement in Gloucester Prison is delivered by Seconded Probation Officers in partnership with Prison Officers and a range of Voluntary Sector Partners.
For more information on the work of HM Prison Gloucester click here.

There is clear evidence that if offenders gain work then they are less likely to reoffend. Gaining employment for many offenders can be difficult both because of the concerns of employers and the offenders lack of skills. The Education, Training and Employment Team within Gloucestershire Probation Area seek to address the basic skills needs of offenders, their job readiness and the support both they and employers need to ensure that the offender both gains and stays in employment.
For further information on the work of Education, Training and Employment click here.

Drug treatment is an integral part of our intervention with offenders who are dependent on heroin and cocaine [crack]. There is clear evidence that such treatment reduces crime while a person is in treatment and that these changes lead to a lower level of offending even when the person has left treatment. The Drug treatment that offenders receive is delivered through a partnership approach with Gloucestershire Drugs and Alcohol Service [GDAS], Gloucestershire Reintegration Service [GRS] and the Countywide Specialist Substance Misuse Service [CSSMS]. Further information on any of the following interventions, including how you or a person in your family can access the treatment interventions outlined, is available from Drugs Interventions Programme Manager, Ted Yates on Glos 545769.
For further information on the work of Drug Treatment for offenders click here.

We are one of a number of key agencies who contribute to the Youth Offending Service. Alongside other Youth Justice agencies the key aim is the prevention of offending by the children and young people of Gloucestershire.
The unusual element of this service is that it is a full time partnership between the County Council and other key agencies:
Connexions, Education, Health, GDAS, Police, Probation and Social Services.
The Service works with a large number of children and young people, developed strong links with the Drug & Alcohol Action Team, Children & Mental Health Service and been a key player in promoting parenting support, accommodation strategies and basic skills development.

A small group of accredited volunteers - men and women of all ages and backgrounds - work alongside Probation Service staff. They perform a range of tasks adding value to our work with offenders, but also for those who are considering applying to work in Probation, an opportunity to find out more.