Probation Workforce Reform
MOJ · MOJ_0060_2122-Q1 · Last reported March 2024
Department page: Ministry of Justice
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Green (the department's own assessment) | 31 March 2025 | £200m (price basis not stated) |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 decreased from Amber to Green. This is primarily due to the following factors. Reduction in risk associated with recruitment and training of operational resources. The programme is progressing in its transition to business as usual and preparation for closure.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 increased from 2025-03-25 to 2025-03-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. The project is on track to deliver against the baseline schedule.
Cost: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 decreased from 241m. to 200m. This is primarily due to the following factors. The decrease is due to the use of existing systems to deliver the Professional Register, and the Learning and Development model delivering core training products internally rather than via outsourcing.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
Names, figures, dates, ratings and commentary are as the department reported them. Where a rating, cost or date is withheld, the file’s wording is shown. Every major project →