Abstract
In this piece about the future role of the probation service the author follows the Churchillian adage of looking back in order to go forward. He considers the experience of the service under the Labour Government, in particular the impact of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) ‘project’, before going on to examine the intentions — good and bad — of the Coalition Government. Inevitably, it is necessary to ponder the likely substantial cuts to the probation service in line with the broader cuts to the public sector promised in the budget announcements but the author concludes by focusing on the potential opportunity for the service if a more progressive sentencing policy is pursued.
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