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<p>Probation is operating under an exceptional delivery model which prioritises public
protection and offender management in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Probation officers
continue supervising in person those who pose the highest risk ensuring the monitoring
of high-risk offenders remains as tough as it always is.</p><p> </p><p>At the same
time, we are supervising lower-risk offenders using more frequent video and telephone
calls.</p><p> </p><p>We have set up Homelessness Prevention Taskforces to support
offenders who are being temporarily released from prison as part of efforts to keep
prisons safe during this period. These teams are working with the police to carry
out the relevant risk assessments, including checks on domestic abuse and safeguarding
issues.</p>
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