Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation Trust supervises offenders in the community – those subject to a court order and released from prison on licence.
Probation’s role is to:
Protect the public
Reduce reoffending
Enforce punishment of offenders
Rehabilitate offenders to lead law-abiding lives
Uphold the interests of victims of crime
Across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, over 680,000 hours of Community Payback are completed every year by over 5,000 offenders on a community sentence. This equates to over four million pounds’ worth of free labour provided to local communities as offenders pay back for the crimes they have committed.
Anyone can nominate a project, so, if you are an individual, member of a club, community group, faith group or voluntary organisation and have a project that fits the Community Payback criteria, why not find out more.
Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation Trust recruit throughout the year for a range of vacancies.
The Trust also aims to recruit volunteers with diverse backgrounds from across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, who will act as a role model for offenders, be a positive influence on them, assist them in gaining confidence and achieving their goals.
Find out more about sentencing options and how the Probation Trust works. You can also find out how to register for the Sentencer Portal - an accredited online training package for magistrates in the Staffordshire and West Midlands region.
This section of the website is for for people who have been sentenced. Here you'll find answers to frequently asked questions as well as detailed information about types of sentence and the relationship you have with the Probation Trust.
Our Victim Liaison Unit, which has offices in Coventry, Birmingham, Stafford and Wolverhampton, provides information to victims of sexual or violent crime, or their families, about offenders given custodial sentences of 12 months or more.
Every year SWM Probation Trust provides support to over 20,000 people. Here are just a few inspirational stories of how lives have been turned around and given new direction and purpose.
View the latest vacancies and find out more about a career in the Probation service.
27/13 Bail Information Officer
28/13 Bail Information Officer (PSO)
Across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, over 612,000 hours of Community Payback are completed every year by over 4,500 offenders on a community sentence. Community Payback projects include litter picking, clearing undergrowth, removing graffiti and redecorating community centres.
12-month reoffending rates
