About Us and Our Work: HMI Probation
How We Conduct Our Work
The Governments ten principles of inspection
In undertaking its work HMI Probation seeks in particular to implement the Government’s ten principles of inspection in the public sector, namely that inspection should:
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have the purpose of improving the service inspected
- focus on outcomes
- have a user perspective
- be proportionate to risk
- encourage rigorous self-assessment by the managers of the service inspected
- use impartial evidence
- disclose the criteria used to form judgements
- show openness about inspection processes
- have regard to value for money
- continually learn from experience
HMI Probation aims to achieve its purpose and to meet the Government’s principles for inspection in the public sector by:
- working in an honest, professional, fair and polite way
- reporting and publishing inspection findings and recommendations for improvement in good time and to a good standard
- promoting race equality and wider attention to diversity in all aspects of our work, including within our own employment practices and organisational processes
- for the organisations whose work we are inspecting, keeping to a minimum the amount of extra work arising as a result of the inspection process.
While carrying out our work we are mindful of Ministerial priorities and the Strategic Plan for the Criminal Justice System. We work closely with other criminal justice Inspectorates through the Criminal Justice Chief Inspectors’ Group, and also with Inspectorates involved with work with young people. In addition, through a Probation Inspection and Audit Forum, we work closely with the Audit Commission, the National Audit Office and the Home Office Audit and Assurance Unit.
The Inspectorate is a public body. Anyone who wishes to comment on an inspection, a report or any other matter falling within its remit should write to:
HM Chief Inspector of Probation
2nd Floor, Ashley House
2 Monck Street
London SW1P 2BQ
