Probation Address Appeal
Probation says the address isn't suitable? Get a second opinion.
Probation refusals of a proposed release address are often thin on reasoning and heavy on assumption. We read the refusal, the OASys, and the surrounding paperwork, and set out the flaws — and the routes to challenge them — in a written review you can act on straight away.
Flaws we commonly find
- Reliance on out-of-date police intelligence or spent matters
- Risk to a 'victim' who lives nowhere near the proposed address
- Blanket refusal of any family address without individualised assessment
- Failure to consider safeguarding measures (curfew, exclusion zones, tagging)
- OASys risk score inconsistent with the reasons given
- No visit undertaken before refusal, contrary to policy
- Confusion of children-safeguarding concerns that Children's Services do not share
- Article 8 ECHR (family life) not considered or given no weight
Ways the decision can be challenged
- Written representations to the Offender Manager and SPO
- Formal complaint under the HMPPS complaints procedure
- Escalation to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
- Parole Board representations where HDC or release is engaged
- Pre-action protocol / judicial review where the decision is unlawful
What you receive
- Line-by-line critique of the refusal reasoning
- Cross-check against OASys and police intel
- Draft response letter to the Offender Manager
- Escalation strategy with realistic timescales
- Safeguarding proposals that answer the concerns
- Honest view where the refusal is likely to stand
Probation Address Appeal Review
Probation refused your proposed release address? We identify the flaws in their decision and set out the routes and grounds to challenge it.
- Review of probation's refusal and the reasons given
- Assessment against the applicable policy and risk framework
- Flaws, omissions and procedural errors identified
- Written grounds of challenge and the correct escalation route
- Draft representations you or your solicitor can send
- Guidance on evidence that strengthens a re-submitted address
£249
Fixed fee · no hidden costs
5 working days (48-hour option available)
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Address turned down by probation?
Send the refusal letter and any OASys extracts you have. A senior reviewer will identify the flaws and the fastest route to challenge them.
- • Reviewed by senior UK lawyers and barristers
- • Over 50 years of combined experience
- • Fully online — discreet and secure
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