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<p> </p><p> </p><p>Pre-Sentence Reports currently fall into three categories; Standard
Delivery (SDR), Fast Delivery (FDR), and Same Day (or Oral) reports. This process
allows Courts the flexibility to deliver sentencing decisions in the appropriate timeframe,
depending on each individual case, reducing the number of adjournments and expediting
the criminal justice process.</p><p> </p><p>The Transforming Rehabilitation reforms
will introduce a new Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR) tool which will be used to inform
the allocation of cases to new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) or the National
Probation Service (NPS) and complements the pre-sentence report process. Our testing
with operational staff in Trusts of the RSR tool indicates that it is straightforward
to use, in line with our commitment to minimising bureaucracy for frontline staff.</p><p>
</p><p>The new National Probation Service (NPS) will be responsible for advice to
courts and, prior to sentence, the NPS will advise courts on sentencing options for
cases as part of a pre-sentence report (in accordance with the reserved function of
advice to court under section 4 of the Offender Management Act 2007).</p>
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