http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,,1745641,00.html?gusrc=rss
Alan Travis
"Home Office ministers have postponed plans to invite private companies and voluntary organisations to run probation services in England and Wales after official consultation revealed widespread criticism. Instead, the home secretary, Charles Clarke, has ordered as a matter of urgency that a rigorous performance assessment of every probation area in England and Wales take place in the next 18 months."
