Latest News
April 24th 2013
Lynda Marginson has now taken up post as Chief Executive of South Yorkshire Probation Trust following the retirement of her predecessor Roz Brown.
September 24th 2012
The Head Office for South Yorkshire Probation Trust has changed its telephone number. The main reception number is now 03000 470800.
August 14th 2012
Offenders in South Yorkshire are less likely to reoffend because of the work of South Yorkshire Probation Trust according to a report published today (Tuesday 14 August) by HM Inspectorate of Probation.
May 23rd 2012
As of Monday 28th May 2012 Rotherham Probation Office will be based at:
Unit 2/3 Ashley Business Court
Rawmarsh Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1RU
Tel: 0300 047 0400
May 4th 2012
South Yorkshire Probation Trust is aware that some people, claiming to be offenders under the supervision of the Trust are involved in door to door selling or asking to be paid for small jobs.
April 4th 2012
The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has today set out proposals to strengthen community sentences and improve the probation service.
January 24th 2012
Community projects across England designed to tackle female offending have been awarded £3.5m in funding, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today.
November 1st 2011
High Royd Avenue and Jenny Lane in Cudworth have had a makeover courtesy of the Community Payback team from South Yorkshire Probation Trust.
September 21st 2011
Punishment alone is not enough. So the victims of crime tell us. What they want is positive action to prevent crime and reoffending – and that is where we, the Probation Service, come in. Sue Hall, Chair of The Probation Chiefs Association, argues the Probation case.
July 26th 2011
The South Yorkshire Probation Trust very much welcomes the report of the Justice Select Committee published today.
July 4th 2011
Probation managers and staff had a taste of what it’s like to be on a community sentence and raised money for local charities at the same time. They donned their high vis jackets and work boots to experience unpaid work in the name of charity earlier in the year.
June 10th 2011
South Yorkshire Probation Trust is delighted to have been invited to the opening of the new community café at Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre today (Friday 10 June).
May 6th 2011
Offenders sentenced to complete Community Payback by the courts have been helping tackle incidents of arson in Sheffield.
February 28th 2011
An award winning project which works in partnership with South Yorkshire Probation Trust to stop women from re-offending is going from strength to strength, currently helping over 150 women to turn their lives around.
December 31st 2010
The year 2010 has been a challenging but very rewarding one for the Probation Service in South Yorkshire.
December 10th 2010
Together Women Project (TWP), an independent charity based across Yorkshire & Humberside, will celebrate winning an award for their work with vulnerable women at risk of offending with an open day at their brand new centre on Bailey Street, Sheffield, on Friday 10 December.
August 26th 2010
South Yorkshire Probation Trust continues to significantly cut the re-offending rates of offenders under its supervision.
December 9th 2009
South Yorkshire Probation is keeping communities safer by further reducing the number of offenders committing crimes while under its supervision.
November 13th 2009
The Head of Doncaster Probation Area, Shelley Scott, is leaving the role to take up a national post as Head of MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements).