Each Probation Trust monitors over 70 indicators on a monthly or quarterly basis. These indicators are set by National Offender Management Service/Ministry of Justice (NOMS/MoJ), and by the regional representative of the NOMS Probation & Contracted Services Directorate with whom the Trust has a Service Level Agreement.
Many of these indicators contribute to the NOMS/MoJ Probation Trust Rating System (PTRS) which – for 2011-12 consists of 13 high-level targets.
The system is intended to provide Probation Trust, Contract managers and NMS with a balanced and rounded picture of performance using robust and fair assessment to encourage ongoing improvement.
The Trust also provides regular addition data/information to MoJ/NOMS, the regional NOMS office and to local management.
The Probation Trust Rating System
At the end of each quarter the Performance Information and Analysis Group (PIAG) at the NOMS produces a Probation Trust Rating System (PTRS) report. This consists of three main categories or domains: The system uses a formula to calculate performance bands which show how the Trust is performing against each target, each domain and how it is performance overall.The bands represent the follows ratings:
| Exceptional Performance | 4 |
| Good Performance | 3 |
| Requiring Development | 2 |
| Serious Concerns | 1 |
Gloucestershire Probation Trust's performance
The latest provisional NOMS Probation Ratings for Quarter 1 2011-12 shows Gloucestershire has achieving a commendable Band 3 rating. This was a fine achievement for the Trust. The Trust continues to produce a local monthly Information Report which includes information on performance against a range of national targets broken down to team level.
If you require any information regarding performance and targets please contact Alan Perratt, Information Officer, at Gloucestershire Probation Trust Head Office on 01452 389200.
