The Offender Management Act 2007 (Dissolution of Probation Trusts) Order 2014
This Order dissolves all 35 existing probation trusts across England and Wales. These trusts were created under section 5(1) of the Offender Management Act 2007 (c.21) (“the 2007 Act”) as part of the arrangements for the provision of probation services in England and Wales as contained in Part 1 of the 2007 Act. In total, 37 probation trusts were created across three phases (1st April 2008, 1st April 2009 and 1st April 2010) with two of the trusts (Dyfed Powys Probation Trust and South Wales Probation Trust) being dissolved in 2010. This Order relates to those 35 probation trusts, as outlined in article 2, which are still currently in existence.