Summary note of the RR3 Special Interest Group on Probation – meeting on future commissioning

The Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3) has established a special interest group (SIG) on probation and the role of the voluntary sector. 

The intention is that this SIG will run over the course of the year, setting up meetings where required to provide advice to relevant officials from Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) on the progress and details of the probation reform programme. Meetings will be attended by relevant permanent members of the RR3 and members co-opted from the wider voluntary sector for their specific expertise.  

These notes provide a summary of the fourth meeting of the SIG which took place on 14th January 2021. The meeting was convened to discuss the commissioning of future services under the reformed probation model