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- ↑ "Ending the outsourcing of probation is the right decision". Institute for Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Transforming Rehabilitation: A Strategy for Reform" (PDF). Secretary of State for Justice. May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014". UK Parliament. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "What is Transforming Rehabilitation". Clinks. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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