The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners is the latest body to publish its response to Justice Minister Chris Grayling’s consultation paper Transforming Rehabilitation. The APCC has consulted widely with PCCs to canvas their views about what the paper means … Read more

The Probation Chiefs Association and Probation Association last week published their response to Justice Minister Chris Grayling’s consultation paper, Transforming Rehabilitation. The report welcomes areas of proposed reform – particularly the desire to provide services for those sentenced to less … Read more

Smarter working is a hot topic at the moment. Earlier in the week, I wrote about Don Tapscott’s view on the virtues of social collaborative working, following on from his interesting video, here. And now that the ink has barely … Read more

Don Tapscott, the author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, is a renowned thought leader about collaboration in business. He’s also a consultant and speaker specialising in business strategy, organisational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. He speaks … Read more

The Guardian Public Leaders Network live chat, which asked if probation was in peril, has been summarised on the Guardian’s public services reform hub. And, reading the summary, it is clear that there is no real consensus emerging about the … Read more

Our CEO Mark Darby took part in a live online chat about the future of the probation service in the light of Justice minister Chris Grayling’s consultation paper, Transforming Rehabilitation. You can find the web chat here… As usual with … Read more

The Guardian Public Leaders Summit will see 80 big-hitting senior public managers debating the big ideas shaping the future of public services in 2013. Senior speakers at the event, being hosted at the Institute for Government, include: Michael Coughlin, Executive Director of the … Read more