This joint initiative between the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) and the Probation Welfare Service (PWS) in the Republic of Ireland was launched in 2004 and ran until June 2006. The Final Evaluation of the Project is now available
Protect N&S stands for Probation Reducing Offending Through Enhanced Co-operation and Training North & South. The project was developed in the spirit of the Belfast Agreement and the Criminal Justice Review that highlighted the need for development of co-operation between public bodies in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Click here for a copy of the Project Evaluation Report.