 Want to find out how the Hampshire Probation Area (HPA) is working for you?
We are one of the 42 Areas that make up the National Probation Service in England and Wales, and the stated aims of the service nationally are:
- The protection of the public
- A reduction in re-offending
- The proper punishment of offenders
- Ensuring offender awareness of the effects of crime on the victims of crime and the public
- The rehabilitation of offenders
Many people convicted of offences in England and Wales serve their sentences in the community and The National Probation Service has a statutory obligation to supervise these offenders and ensure they complete their punishment within the timescales set by the courts. We also supervise offenders on release from prison to achieve their effective resettlement into the community
Hampshire Probation Area serves a population of about 1.7 million and we supervise in the region of 6,800 offenders each year.
HPA has approximately 700 staff based in over 30 offices, the Courts, Approved Premises (Hostels) and 5 prisons, and spends about £22 million a year to carry out its work
Hampshire staff are committed to working with offenders and all our partners from all backgrounds in a non discriminatory way. |
Judge For Yourself is an innovative on-line programme in which members of the public can decide what they think is the most suitable sentence for virtual offenders. 
