The National Probation Service and Modernization

Management weaknesses are being tackled by use of the European Excellence Model thus allowing the organisation to assess how well it is performing in such areas as leadership, partnership and strategy.
The Better Quality Service process is also being adopted, providing a quide for reviewing objectives. They are keen to give better value for money within the service, uncover, and tackle management weaknesses by utilising the European Excellence Model allowing them to assess how well they are performing in areas such as leadership, partnership and strategy.
This provides a guide for reviewing objectives and relationships in the search for better value for money. The NPS has replaced 54 local committees with 42 local boards. The boundaries now match those of the police and the courts and this allows better partnership working. Management weaknesses are being tackled by use of the European Excellence Model, which allows an organisation to assess how well it is performing in such areas as leadership, partnership and strategy.
The research for this essay has given me a real insight into the work of the NPS and I feel that I can confidently conclude that although there is always room for improvement the NPS has come along way in a relatively short period. …