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For a quick overview of the justice system we recommend you visit the Home Office Justice & Prisons website

The aims of the National Probation Service for England and Wales
Protecting the public
Reducing re-offending
The proper punishment of offenders in the community
Ensuring offenders' awareness of the effects of crime on the victims of crime and the public
Rehabilitation of offenders


map of the UK showing the Midlands

For further details of the nine probation areas see
Areas we cover.
Valuing diversity
The Midlands Consortium is committed to treating all persons fairly, openly and with respect. We recognise that discrimination can occur in many forms and we are committed to its elimination, adopting policies of positive action where this is permitted.


Probation values
Probation staff are committed to the following core values:
Treating people fairly, openly and with respect
A commitment to valuing diversity and acting in an anti-discriminatory way
An uncompromising stance against harm caused by crime
A strong belief in the capacity of people to change
The importance of taking personal responsibility for behaviour
The necessity of learning from experience

About us
The Midlands Consortium is one of nine such Consortia across England and Wales which works to deliver a range of training.

The Midlands Consortium is an association between the nine probation areas across the midlands.

Together with the 42 probation areas in England and Wales and the National Probation Directorate we form the National Probation Service for England and Wales. Roger Hill is the Director of Probation. Roger was formerly a Chief Officer and is a qualified Probation Officer.
An Executive Committee, comprising a Board Member from each of the Midlands Areas, oversees the work of the Midlands Consortium.


Contact details:

The Midlands Consortium
Stowe Court
Stowe Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6AQ

Tel: 01543 416776
Fax: 01543 419361

Email: info@npsmidlandsconsortium.org.uk

DMUFor 2008's intake we will deliver the Diploma in Probation Studies in partnership with De Montfort University, Leicester and the nine probation areas. Teaching will take place in either Birmingham or Leicester, depending on which probation area the trainee is based.

For further details about De Montfort University visit their website home page: www.dmu.ac.uk


NPS logoFor further information about the National Probation Service for England and Wales visit
www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk

NOMS National Offender Management Service
The Probation Service is part of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), which brings together the work of the prisons and probation service to ensure an end-to-end approach to the management of offenders.
For further information on NOMS visit:
www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Find out more about NOMS
Download Word doc (32k) | Download PDF (60k)

Read the Government's Five-Year Strategy For Protecting the Public and Reducing Reoffending (PDF - 400k).

To learn the background to the creation of NOMS read Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime: a new approach (PDF - 480k).

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