Probation instructions (PIs)

Index and notes

This page lists all current probation instructions (PIs). From 2019, all new prison and probation operational policies are published as policy frameworks.

If the PI you want is not listed here, check the PI index. This document lists every PI issued and includes details of those which have been cancelled, updated or replaced by a policy framework. The index also includes the most up-to-date contact details for the owner of each PI.

A PI remains in force until it is formally cancelled, even if the document has passed its expiry date.

Some PIs are not published here because they are restricted or sensitive. HR and other staff-related PIs are not published here but are available on your departmental intranet.

If you have any questions about the contents on this page or would like an electronic copy of a cancelled policy, please email ops3@justice.gov.uk.

Probation instructions index (PDF, 1.11.22 MB, 6869 pages)

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2019 instructions

Number	Title
04/2019	Unpaid work
04/2019	Annex A: Community payback practice guidance (PDF)
04/2019	Annex B: Guidance on resolving unpaid work requirements and extensions (PDF)
02/2019	Health and safety arrangements for workplace inspections (PDF)
01/2019	Information sharing and the effective managment of electronic monitoring

2018 instructions

Number	Title
06/2018	Referring serious further offences for review
05/2018	Liaison arrangements between sentencers and providers of probation services (MS Word)
03/2018	Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (PDF)
02/2018	Records information management policy

2016 instructions

Number	Title
17/2016	Public protection manual
15/2016	Information sharing agreements
14/2016	Sharing sensitive information with the Parole Board
13/2016	Health and safety arrangements for manual handling operations (MS Word)
12/2016	Consulting on health, safety and fire issues
11/2016	Health and safety arrangements for fire safety in probation premises (MS Word)
10/2016	Supervised Individual Childcare
08/2016	Information risk management
07/2016	Arranging unpaid work as part of an enforcement order
06/2016	Adult social care
04/2016	Determining pre-sentence reports
02/2016	Offender travel

2015 instructions

Number	Title
25/2015	Health and safety performance monitoring (PDF)
13/2015	Health and safety arrangements
12/2015	Management of violence and agression in the workplace (PDF)
08/2015	Managing indeterminate sentenced offenders on licence (PDF)
06/2015	Early days in custody
05/2015	Implementation of the support delivery of the alcohol treatment requirement specification (PDF)
04/2015	Implementation of the support delivery of the drug rehabilitation requirement specification (PDF)
03/2015	Managing health and safety
02/2015	Reconsideration of central vetting decisions by exception
01/2015	Prisoner rehabilitation services

2014 instructions

Number	Title
63/2014	Mother and baby units
62/2014	Crown copyright and licences (MS Word)
60/2014	Exclusion of personnel on the grounds of misconduct
59/2014	Management of offender records (MS Word)
58/2014	Setting rehabilitation activity requirements
55/2014	Using offenders as mentors in the community and in custody
51/2014	Handling complaints
32/2014	Approved premises (MS Word)
32/2014	Annex A: Approved premises manual (MS Word)
30/2014	Drug appointments and testing for licence conditions and post-sentence supervision (MS Word)
25/2014	Prison service performance hub data quality policy (MS Word)
23/2014	Security vetting: additional risk criteria for ex-offenders
20/2014	Implementation of the Armed Forces Act 2006
19/2014	IT Security Policy
17/2014	Research applications
16/2014	Data gateway service: approval of data collections (MS Word)
13/2014	Sentence planning
05/2014	Case allocation
04/2014	Government secure classification policy
03/2014	Security vetting
02/2014	Checking the barred status of prisoners

2013 instructions

Number	Title
01/2013	First move skills screening tool (MS Word)

2012 instructions

Number	Title
17/2012	Service specification for unpaid work (MS Word)
14/2012	The instruction system: the approval and implementation of policy and instructions (MS Word)
09/2012	Implementation of the deliver supervision on licence specification (MS Word)
08/2012	Implementation of the service specification for “Manage the sentence: pre and post-release from custody” (MS Word)
04/2012	Implementation of the service specification for bail services (MS Word)
01/2012	Implementation of the deliver accredited programmes specification (MS Word)

2010 instructions

Number	Title
08/2010	Offender management feedback questionnaire (MS Word)
08/2010	Questionnaire leaflet (PDF)
07/2010	Probation qualifications framework (PDF)
05/2010	Statutory changes to community safety partnerships (PDF)
04/2010	Community compacts (MS Word)
01/2010	Licences for music in probation areas and trusts (MS Word)

Some older prison service instructions have been archived by The National Archives and are made available here through the UK Government Web Archive.