We are criminology researchers from the University of Huddersfield. We are interested in the impact of working in the Probation Service on the wellbeing of its workforce. If you are working in any probation practitioner role (i.e. you have direct contact with people on probation in any capacity) we would like to hear from you.
So we can understand the wellbeing of probation practitioners in England and Wales, we are distributing an online survey which you can access here: https://huddersfieldbss.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42S6ZLTrno9hwfs. There you will also find further information about the research, the survey, and how the data collected will be managed. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Please also share the survey with anyone who you think may be interested in being involved.
If you have any questions about this research, please email v.barrett2@hud.ac.uk.
We have recently published an article about probation employee wellbeing - here is the link if you are interested in reading about the work we have already done in this area: The wellbeing of the probation service: A study of recorded absences from work of probation service employees due to psychological illness and stress using Freedom of Information Act data - Vickie Barrett, Ashley Cartwright, 2025