The Probation Board for Northern Ireland is committed to continual improvement in its practice delivery to help change lives for safer communities. One way of guiding continual improvement for better outcomes is the Practice Performance and Research Unit (PPRU).

In this episode of Probation Matters, Deputy Head of Communications Lisa Maginnis talks to PPRU Manager Claire Taylor about PPRU, what it is, why it is important to Probation, how it maintains and improves standards and how it encourages quality and innovation within probation work.

Probation can also be found on X and Facebook as @PBNINews; on Instagram at @PBNI.News; and on YouTube at @ProbationBoardNI.

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland is committed to becoming a trauma informed organisation, aiming to achieve compassionate, nurturing, relationship-based practice, and build strong, resilient, healthy, and productive communities. Taking a trauma informed approach is important for both staff and the people probation comes into contact with. But what does taking a trauma informed approach mean for the organisation, staff, service users and the public?

This is the first of a number of Probation Matters episodes about being trauma informed and in this excellent introductory episode, Head of Communications Gail McGreevy talks to Probation's Trauma & Resilience Implementation Coordinator Kirsten McFarland and Safeguard Board NI's Trauma Informed Practice Implementation Manager Marian Molloy about Probation becoming a trauma informed organisation, how that can be implemented and how it is more natural to do than people think.

Probation can also be found on X and Facebook as @PBNINews; on Instagram at @PBNI.News; and on YouTube at @ProbationBoardNI.

Prisons Week takes place every year in October to raise awareness and generates prayer. It motivates volunteers to step forward and give their time and gifts, in prisons and in their own communities. It provides an annual focus and reason to work together, building capacity and motivation to make a difference for people who are out of sight and often out of mind.

In this episode of Probation Matters, Probation's Deputy Head of Communications Lisa Maginnis talks to Clare, one of our Prison based Area Managers based in Hydebank. She talks to Lisa about the issues, challenges, and the belief she has for people, even after committing crime, have the potential to change their lives for safer communities.

Probation can also be found on X(Twitter) and Facebook as @PBNINews; on Instagram at @PBNI.News; and on YouTube at @ProbationBoardNI.