http://www.pbni.org.uk/Copyright 2011 Probation Board Northern Ireland. All rights reserved.IMPACT (Inclusive Model of Partnership Against Car Theft) is a multi agency project set up in 2001. February sees the release of a 3 year independent evaluation of IMPACT ../site/content.aspx?z=CC6kjWomnW8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, February 01, 2005The Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI), has launched its Corporate Plan 2005-2008 incorporating Business Plan 2005-2006../site/content.aspx?z=m7NYdiUifgA=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, June 29, 2005Tuesday 25 October 2005 saw the launch of the Probation Board’s Victim Information Scheme../site/content.aspx?z=KJIOrc9SzZU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, October 25, 2005Patricia McKeever (Area Manager for Fermanagh and Omagh) speaks to Belfast Telegraph about her role and the Rural West team../site/content.aspx?z=oBqnX~plus~dRRIE=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, February 12, 2008Shauna Scroggie talks to Belfast Telegraph about her role as Probation Services Officer within PBNI and the Youth Justice Unit../site/content.aspx?z=jbwEmA6CYwo=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, April 15, 2008Fermanagh Herald speaks to Susan Flynn who has been working as a Probation Officer in Fermanagh for the past six years.../site/content.aspx?z=gjFnJehUXAk=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, May 14, 2008Black taxis from the West Belfast Taxi Association (WBTA) will this summer be carrying a message from anti-car crime project IMPACT../site/content.aspx?z=XiPq~plus~mzaqZQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, July 16, 2008Offenders may soon be required to apologise face-to-face to their victims.../site/content.aspx?z=u636wpzM98o=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, July 25, 2008The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has today announced the appointment of Mr Brian McCaughey as Director of Probation.../site/content.aspx?z=/OAn5QOrcd4=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, August 25, 2008A specialised public protection team - the first of its kind for Northern Ireland - has been established to help manage the risk posed by the province's most dangerous criminals, it was announced today.../site/content.aspx?z=L/Qlt8ltzOg=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, October 06, 2008Geraldine O'Hare, Head of Psychology, tells Symon Ross how Psychology services are being expanded, as part of the new Criminal Justice Order places the Probation Board for Northern Ireland at centre stage in managing offenders.../site/content.aspx?z=5kCYaGgGpr4=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, March 10, 2009The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) have signed a joint protocol for handling complaints from prisoners in relation to probation matters.../site/content.aspx?z=LP7Zsm2Icy0=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, May 21, 2009Under the guidance of PBNI, a group of offenders currently on Community Service have been cleaning up Con O'Neill Park in East Belfast.../site/content.aspx?z=Dzujum1VtLc=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, June 04, 2009The Colin Neighbourhood Partnership building in west Belfast got a new look recently thanks to the efforts of PBNI’s Community Service team.../site/content.aspx?z=QpKx4kkUHFU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, July 01, 2009Community Service squads from PBNI work to clear a plot of derelict land at Stanford Street../site/content.aspx?z=DQonKJkxxsk=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, July 29, 2009The Secretary of State, Shaun Woodward MP, today announced changes to the membership of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.../site/content.aspx?z=neYMuiuFYtc=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, November 24, 2009Young people receive their Duke of Edinburgh Awards at a Celebration of success evening in Lisburn.../site/content.aspx?z=hEEz7XU04mI=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, November 26, 2009Offenders clean up their image...and a River Bank through Community Service in East Belfast../site/content.aspx?z=yzBbJrXLO00=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 03, 2009Brian McCaughey, Director of PBNI speaking in an interview, said it is important to realise people aren't 'born offenders' and more focus should be on prevention and rehabilitation.../site/content.aspx?z=PSVX~plus~iMYdWw=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Saturday, December 05, 2009West Belfast Crime Prevention Officer, Peter Connolly, who won a £1,000 bursary for coming second in the recent ‘Officer of the Year’ category at the Policing in the Community awards, has donated the entire prize fund to the Probation Board’s Santa Project.../site/content.aspx?z=V0EJlkNXUc4=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 17, 2009Teams of offenders were put to work over the festive period to maintain the vast mountain parkland above Belfast.../site/content.aspx?z=qJj5m/rGXkE=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, January 04, 2010The Inspire Women’s Project centre, the first of its kind for Northern Ireland, provides a range of programmes tailored to meet the individual needs of female offenders.../site/content.aspx?z=w~plus~cDulMergM=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, January 12, 2010PBNI Art Therapist Eileen McCourt receives a Butler Trust commendation for ‘contributions to offender management and sentence planning’. ../site/content.aspx?z=tqS/EgLGnKw=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, March 08, 2010PBNI - Community Service is one of the most effective community sentences../site/content.aspx?z=KjNRYuuRSvc=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, March 10, 2010Offenders carrying out Community Service have been working with staff from Belfast City Council helping to clean up part of the Holylands area of Belfast this week.../site/content.aspx?z=~plus~~plus~uda5Jtl78=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, March 24, 2010New Justice Minister David Ford visits Inspire in his first week in office ../site/content.aspx?z=HB8S/iVdnqA=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, April 13, 2010New Human Resource Centre is launched in Antrim Technology Park.../site/content.aspx?z=1FzX3YjXQQQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, April 30, 2010PBNI has been engaged with Limavady Borough Community Safety Partnership and other community groups in a project to clean up and remove graffiti from two estates in Limavady town.../site/content.aspx?z=9XOeAKp1XT8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, May 18, 2010The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Justice visits PBNI Headquarters in Belfast. ../site/content.aspx?z=tUltsl5PsnU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, June 17, 2010The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has launched the consultation for its corporate planning process.../site/content.aspx?z=wmvLVkYJfKk=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, July 29, 2010An interview with Area Manager Catherine Maguire../site/content.aspx?z=tZo8fRptFr8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, August 25, 2010The Larne Times speaks to PBNI Area Manager for South Antrim, Mark Nicolson.../site/content.aspx?z=fgXLvGgiGlU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, September 02, 2010Official opening of new offices at Feeney’s Lane, Dungannon.../site/content.aspx?z=P~plus~D9/pANBOw=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, September 10, 2010Belfast Cllr Tim Attwood has welcomed the support of the Probation Board in helping clean up parts of West Belfast.../site/content.aspx?z=TW/WLZJbN3M=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, September 15, 2010Julie Smyth, Area Manager for Ballymena, Antrim and Coleraine speaks to the Ballymena/Antrim Times ../site/content.aspx?z=Denm~plus~8EMDQY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, September 28, 2010The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has launched a revised Community Service Strategy and to mark that launch Deputy Director of Probation Cheryl Lamont and Chief Executive of Victim Support Susan Reid are visiting a Community Service project in Derry city centre.../site/content.aspx?z=vvKA1OLcBDQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, September 30, 2010The Probation Board for Northern Ireland launched the consultation for its corporate planning process in July and has held its latest public meeting in Londonderry.../site/content.aspx?z=KuCF4IKTE4o=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, September 30, 2010Examining the Justice Bill (NI) 2010 - Stormont Hotel 21st October 2010../site/content.aspx?z=wbUVXofFrsw=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, October 21, 2010The strategy has been produced as a collaborative effort between the Department of Justice,Probation Board for Northern and NI Prison Service. ../site/content.aspx?z=h1wOwa0BV9o=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, October 29, 2010Area Manager Christine Hunter talks about her role within the Victims Unit../site/content.aspx?z=wvdbrt/s2V0=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Saturday, October 30, 201015 PBNI staff attended the first Public Protection Advisory Group (PPAG) Seminar which was held in the Irish Probation Service Headquarters in Dublin.../site/content.aspx?z=E29eir6KdR8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, November 12, 2010Joan Graham, Training Manager at PBNI Learning & Development centre, receives CIPD awards.../site/content.aspx?z=EVEEPB1G6F4=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, November 18, 2010To mark International Restorative Justice Week the Restorative Justice Forum (NI) hosts a conference to celebrate restorative practice in Northern Ireland.../site/content.aspx?z=iMtfr/Xh3uU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, November 19, 2010PBNI now have an online nomination form for the public to suggest Community Service projects../site/content.aspx?z=fhdCX598Ehw=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, December 13, 2010The Justice Minister, David Ford visits PBNI staff at the Ormeau Road office.../site/content.aspx?z=hfsYGk8KzbE=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 16, 2010Ulster Star speaks with Geraldine Moore about her role as a Probation Officer.../site/content.aspx?z=Y1SQRSUgcbg=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, January 21, 2011ACJRD launches 13th Annual Conference report featuring Jean O'Neill, Inspire Women's Project Manager for PBNI../site/content.aspx?z=o9QFsP~plus~BVVY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, February 17, 2011A Stratagem survey of MLAs about the work of PBNI was completed between 18th October 2010 and 7th December 2010../site/content.aspx?z=m2BGXnkelTA=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, March 03, 2011PBNI is one of the partners in the Mental Health Community of Interest (COI) set up by the Greater Shankill Suicide & Self Harm Reference Group and has contributed to the development of the plan being launched today.../site/content.aspx?z=fbR1he3sJgY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, March 30, 2011Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) has launched a consultation on a review and revision of Northern Ireland Standards. ../site/content.aspx?z=X8nkJDID3NQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, April 18, 2011Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council are to join forces with the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) to help clean up from anti-social behaviour.../site/content.aspx?z=Ur6saEgE0dY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, April 21, 2011The Minnowburn Group of Riding for the Disabled based on the outskirts of Belfast have thanked offenders on community service for assisting in the Annual Regional Dressage competition.../site/content.aspx?z=kdAspwDQcpI=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, May 05, 2011Offenders on Community Service were thanked by Riding for the Disabled for help in preparing for Balmoral Show.../site/content.aspx?z=Y0ytj2kYvLU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, May 16, 2011PBNI Deputy Director Paul Doran delivers a speech at the 2nd Annual Northern Ireland Policing and Justice Conference.../site/content.aspx?z=0fSrxmgC7TY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, May 24, 2011PBNI is encouraging its staff to take ‘One Small Step’ as part of our contribution to Community Relations Week 2011. ../site/content.aspx?z=sk49jW1Wn3s=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, May 26, 2011In this online interview we ask Jean about the Irish Probation Journal and why it is important to practitioners. ../site/content.aspx?z=WA9G4UVwBNY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, May 27, 2011Offenders supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland have completed almost 100,000 hours of Community Service in 2010-11 in the Belfast area alone.../site/content.aspx?z=HqUH5nszeso=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, June 06, 2011Offenders completing Community Service have delivered a welcome and deserved facelift to the Fountain Street Community Centre../site/content.aspx?z=JwYz88S15sM=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, June 06, 2011PBNI works together with Criminal Justice Agencies in the delivery of Public Protection Arrangements in Northern Ireland and welcomes the report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland into the operation of those arrangements.../site/content.aspx?z=colr~plus~4VW27s=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, June 13, 2011The Chairman and Director for the Probation Board for Northern Ireland have welcomed the announcement that Probation Board Area Manager Mrs Pat Best has received an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.../site/content.aspx?z=nzeA/psnH0A=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, June 13, 2011Stephen Hamilton, Probation Board Area Manager for Rural South took part in a panel at a Community Forum Event in Craigavon Civic Centre.../site/content.aspx?z=m//D9tEJ4vQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, June 15, 2011The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has welcomed the report by the Criminal Justice Inspectorate into Pre-Sentence Reports.../site/content.aspx?z=n7krQDMjcNM=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, June 22, 2011A creative writing book has been launched by women offenders who are supervised through the Probation led Inspire Project.The aim of the project is to prevent re-offending and help create safer communities by providing challenging programmes for women. ../site/content.aspx?z=rOnzEPh16i8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, June 23, 2011Offenders supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland have contributed significantly to two Cookstown projects recently.../site/content.aspx?z=k1cfsA7fTfk=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, July 05, 2011The Chairman of the Probation Association in England & Wales Mr Sebert Cox travelled to Northern Ireland this week to meet staff at the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.../site/content.aspx?z=hDecgLFpXxQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, July 08, 2011Naomi Long MP for East Belfast and deputy leader of the Alliance party visited local Probation Board staff at their Newtownards Road office in East Belfast on 27 July.../site/content.aspx?z=qnnWEPfrwbE=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, July 27, 2011174 Trust Director the Rev Bill Shaw paid tribute today to the Probation Board for Northern Ireland’s Community Service teams.../site/content.aspx?z=ei5ngYwcEeI=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, July 28, 2011A community service team supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland has been working with organisers of the Ulster Grand Prix in preparation for the start of the road race in Dundrod this month. ../site/content.aspx?z=WZqNusIuknk=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Monday, August 08, 2011The Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the National Trust celebrated a unique partnership on Wednesday 24 August with the official opening of a Boardwalk across Divis to the Black Mountain in Belfast. ../site/content.aspx?z=GHqL9F69UCY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, August 24, 2011PBNI has launched its three year Corporate Plan which outlines the new initiatives and projects which will be undertaken by the Probation Board to help make local communities safer by challenging and changing offender behaviour.../site/content.aspx?z=QQ~plus~NXl~plus~Vzj8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, September 16, 2011Today the Probation Board for Northern Ireland is hosting an event in its Enniskillen office to explain the work of probation and in particular in the Fermanagh Area.../site/content.aspx?z=5OvQUO/4cLk=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, September 23, 2011Vice Chair of the Assembly Justice Committee Raymond McCartney met with staff working for the Probation Board in Derry and heard about some of the local initiatives staff are involved in.../site/content.aspx?z=JDghY29h7X8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, October 07, 2011The Probation Board for Northern Ireland is hosting a high level delegation from the Probation and Mediation Service, based in the Czech Republic.../site/content.aspx?z=PWslHnrPgZ8=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, October 12, 2011On Thursday 17th November at the Lagan Valley Leisureplex in Lisburn, young people were presented with their Duke of Edinburgh Awards by Kate Thompson, Director of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Northern Ireland.../site/content.aspx?z=1K2VV6WG9mE=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, November 17, 2011Today (25th November) probation staff from the Irish Probation Service (PS) and Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) held a Public Protection Advisory Group (PPAG) seminar in PBNI’s offices in Antrim.../site/content.aspx?z=rT0gry~plus~vwRs=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, November 25, 2011The community service team in probation are taking part in a project that will benefit sick children in the run up to Christmas.../site/content.aspx?z=83RrL343LZY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, December 14, 2011A community clean up at St. Ignatius’ Church on the Antrim Road in North Belfast is one of the first steps in a programme of improvement works, which will enhance the building and ensure that the premises can be utilised by a range of community groups.../site/content.aspx?z=L7MhJkrX2Ss=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 15, 2011The agencies which work together within the public protection (PPANI) framework in Northern Ireland have launched their annual report.../site/content.aspx?z=QaSJzxwyUQI=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 15, 2011Mrs Pat Best, an Area Manager for the Probation Board, has been to London to receive her MBE from Prince Charles.../site/content.aspx?z=h1HsjXXocWY=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, December 20, 2011The Probation Board are delighted to announce that the Inspire Women's Project Team, led by Jean O'Neill, PBNI Area Manager have been awarded a Commendation by the Butler Trust.../site/content.aspx?z=gqwbtfZY/zQ=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 29, 2011Over the Christmas and New-year holidays more people will be out socialising and that often involves greater alcohol consumption than at any other time of the year.../site/content.aspx?z=l/9IAoVJpnA=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Thursday, December 29, 2011Offenders supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland have made a real difference to the Cancer Research UK shop in Dungannon in the past year. ../site/content.aspx?z=7jXXpMvOk6g=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Tuesday, January 24, 2012The Minister for Justice attended the Probation Board for Northern Ireland’s annual long service awards. Members of staff attended and were presented with their awards by the Justice Minister David Ford MLA and Probation Board Chairman Ronnie Spence.../site/content.aspx?z=idEFGBtki0U=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Wednesday, January 25, 2012Today PBNI officially opened its new office in Ballymena in the company of guests from across the Criminal Justice and community sectors, including the Minister for Justice and the Mayor of Ballymena.../site/content.aspx?z=zjAMpI/KTQU=&x=6HzjOZy9Euw=Friday, February 10, 2012