General Information
Country:
Name of organisation:
Name of person completing the form:
Position / title:
Are there any restrictions on how the submitted information may be used (e.g., internal use only)?
☒ No restrictions
☐ Yes (please specify):
1. Information the Probation Service is authorised to obtain
1.1. Information obtained with the probation client’s consent
Please describe the types of information, sources, and legal basis (if possible).
Example: criminal records, medical information, school records, social services information, etc.
1.2. Information obtained without the probation client’s consent
Please describe the categories of information, conditions, and legal restrictions. If possible, include relevant laws/articles.
2. Persons, institutions or agencies with whom the Probation Service may communicate
2.1. Communication and information exchange with the client’s consent
Please list organisations and specify what information may be shared/received.
2.2. Communication and information exchange without the client’s consent
Please indicate legal authorisations, limitations, and safeguards (e.g., data protection rules, judicial oversight, necessity tests).
2.3. Conditions, procedural safeguards, limitations
For example: proportionality rules, written requests, reporting obligations, confidentiality clauses, data retention rules.
3. Preventive detention or other indeterminate sentencing / sanctions
3.1. Has preventive detention or any form of indeterminate sentencing / sanction been introduced in your country?
☐ Yes
☒ No
☐ Other / Not applicable (please explain)
3.2. Legal framework and criteria for application (if applicable)
Please describe briefly: purpose, decision-making authority, duration, review procedures.
3.3. Role of the Probation Service (if applicable)
For example: supervision, risk assessment, case management, reports to court, multi-agency involvement.
4. Supervision and support for individuals posing a very high risk of reoffending after release
4.1. Methods or supervisory measures used
Examples: intensive supervision, electronic monitoring, mandatory programmes, risk-focused interventions, multi-agency risk panels, specialised officers.
4.2. Structured programmes or specialised services
Examples: sexual offender treatment programmes, violence prevention programmes, cognitive-behavioural interventions, residential units, transition programmes.
4.3. Case management models / multi-agency practices
Examples: MARAC/MAPPA-type approaches, police–probation joint work, social services, mental health teams, community networks.
5. Additional information, examples of good practice, contextual details
Please include any examples of innovative practice, ongoing reforms, research findings, national strategies, or context that may help to understand your approach to high-risk probation clients / clients who have a history of violent behaviour.
Attachments (if applicable)
Please list any documents you are attaching (laws, guidelines, protocols, tools, evaluations, research, etc.).
Example:
– Criminal Code extract (Articles …)
– Probation Service internal guidelines on information exchange
– Risk assessment methodology
– Description of high-risk intervention programme