National Probation Service – Darlington

We provide a statutory criminal justice service that supervises high-risk offenders released into the community.
We work with around 30,000 offenders a year, supporting their rehabilitation while protecting the public.

We are responsible for:
preparing pre-sentence reports for courts, to help them select the most appropriate sentence
managing approved premises for offenders with a residence requirement on their sentence
assessing offenders in prison to prepare them for release on licence to the community, when they will come under our supervision
helping all offenders serving sentences in the community to meet the requirements ordered by the courts
communicating with and prioritising the wellbeing of victims of serious sexual and violent offences, when the offender has received a prison sentence of 12 months or more, or is detained as a mental health patient