1/6 @HMIProbation wants #SpendingReview to address chronic underfunding in probation services. Estimated spending has fallen per service user from c£5,900 in 2003-4 to c£3,550 in 2018-9 (figures adjusted for inflation using 2020 real terms base).

2/6 @HMIProbation wants #SpendingReview to fund probation services so they can recruit qualified staff and fill vacancies. There needs to be more funding for training, including improving risk management.

3/6 @HMIProbation wants #SpendingReview to help ensure next year’s transition of probation services goes smoothly. Lifting and shifting cases is not the solution by itself. Investment is also needed to manage risks and protect the public.

4/6 @HMIProbation wants #SpendingReview to fund community support too. A cross-govt strategy to accommodate ex-prisoners and more beds in Approved Premises are needed. More treatment for drugs and alcohol misuse needed too.

5/6 @HMIProbation wants #SpendingReview to fund probation services properly. Continued underfunding will lead to poorer outcomes for society – more people at risk, more victims and more communities blighted by crime.

6/6 @HMIProbation wants #SpendingReview to prioritise funding for probation and associated services to support individuals to move towards crime-free lives and to help cut reoffending (estimated economic and social cost £18.1bn over 12 months).