Welcome to Probation in Lancashire

Lancashire Probation Area is part of the National Probation Service, a statutory criminal justice service. As a law enforcement agency we have a clear role to protect the public, to ensure the proper punishment of offenders and to rehabilitate offenders. We work together with the the other criminal justice agencies: Police,  the Prison Service,  the Courts and  the Crown Prosecution Service.

In Lancashire our work is serving local people - building safer communities, reducing crime, ensuring public protection and fewer victims. We work in partnerships with many agencies in the county.

Probation's role is to:

• Protect the public
• Reduce re-offending
• Enforce punishment of offenders
• Rehabilitate offenders to law-abiding lives
• Uphold the interests of victims of crime

Enforcement, rehabilitation & public protection

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