Inner London Probation Service
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The Inner London Probation Service existed until 31 March 2001 when it was succeeded by the larger London Probation Area. Its final Chief Probation Officer was John Harding, later visiting professor at the University of Hertfordshire. He succeeded Graham Smith, who went on to be the Chief Inspector of Probation in England and Wales and was knighted towards the end of his career. Seldon Charles Forrester Farmer, OBE was the longest serving Principal Probation Officer for London from 1948 - 1970 when he retired.{{cite book |title=Probation Centenary 2007 - A snap shot of the history of the probation service |date=2007 |publisher=National Probation Service}}{{cite book |last1=Statham |first1=Roger |title=The Golden Age of Probation: Mission V Market |date=2014-09-24 |publisher=Waterside Press |isbn=9781909976146}} Seldon Farmer was previously the Principal Probation Officer for the County of Berkshire and the Chair of Napo (trade union) from 1946 - 1949.{{cite journal |title=National Association of Probation Officers Annual General Meeting, July 5th, 1946 |journal=Probation |date=July 1946 |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=40–40 |doi=10.1177/026455054600500404 |url=https://vlex.co.uk/vid/national-association-of-probation-874223407 |access-date=19 November 2024 |language=en|url-access=subscription }}{{cite journal |last1=Farmer |first1=S.C.F. |title=Chairman's Address To Conference |journal=Probation |date=May 1949 |volume=5 |issue=21 |pages=275–275 |doi=10.1177/026455054900502104}}
Principal/Chief Probation Officers
During its 64 year history were{{cite book |last1=May |first1=C |last2=Lord |first2=S |title=Recollections of Probation in Inner London |date=2001 |publisher=Inner London Probation Service |location=London}}
- Guy Clutton-Brock{{cite news |title=PETTICOAT CHARITY |access-date=28 December 2024 |publisher=Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail |date=3 May 1938 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000378/19380503/106/0004 |page=4}} (1937 -1940)
- Ralph Henry Beeson OBE{{cite web |last1=Beeson |first1=Ralph Henry |title=The London Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43854/supplement/11 |website=The London Gazette}} (1941 -1948)
- Seldon Charles Forrester Farmer OBE{{cite web |last1=Farmer |first1=Seldon Charles Forrester |title=The London Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42231/supplement/8900 |website=The London Gazette}} (1948 - 1970)
- Bill Pearce OBE (1970 - 1980)
- Sir Graham William Smith (1981 - 1992)
- John Harding CBE 1993 - 2001
Assistant/Deputy Principal/Chief Probation Officers
''Note: Because of the number of deputies it is not easily possible to give either the terms of office, chronology, nor a comprehensive list.
- Stanley Ratcliffe{{cite news |title=Outlined work of 'Samaritans' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-surrey-mirror-and-county-post-etc/161870700/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=The Surrey Mirror and County Post, etc. |date=15 November 1968 }}{{cite web |title=Action urged on Reigate borough youth problems |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-surrey-mirror-and-county-post-etc/161873899/ |website=The Surrey Mirror and County Post, etc. |access-date=30 December 2024 |pages=1 |date=24 April 1970}}
- Winifred Joan Woodward (1950-72){{cite book |title=Who's who : an annual biographical dictionary. 1978 : one hundred and thirtieth year of issue |date=1978 |publisher=London : A. and C. Black |isbn=978-0-7136-1794-8 |page=2693 |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoannualbio0000unse_n3t5 |access-date=23 January 2025}}
- E George Pratt{{cite news |title=Community jobs instead of jail sentences |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-community-jobs-inste/161870477/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 December 1972}}{{cite news |title=Alternative to prison scheme finds its feet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hammersmith-and-shepherds-bush-gazette-a/161875192/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Gazette |date=19 July 1973 |pages=7}}
- Mr J P Dunphy{{cite book |title=Habitual drunken offenders: report of the Working Party |date=1971 |publisher=London, H.M.S.O. |isbn=978-0-11-340360-8 |page=194 |url=https://archive.org/details/habitualdrunkeno0000unse |access-date=23 January 2025}}
- Peter P Shervington OBE (1971- ?){{cite news |title=Local workers in New Years' Honours list |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/794102168/?match=1&clipping_id=161874122 |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Kensington and Chelsea News |date=7 January 1972 |pages=3}}
- Eric Knapman{{cite news |title=Courts work order powers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-courts-work-order-po/161875591/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 January 1973 |pages=17}}{{cite news |title=Old cop shop will keep offenders out of prison |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hammersmith-and-shepherds-bush-gazette-o/161876673/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Gazette |date=4 January 1973 |pages=7}}
History
At an earlier point it was known as the Inner London Probation and After Care Service.
Its boundaries were the same as ILEA (the Inner London Education Service) and it consisted of the 12 Inner London boroughs.
A book about its early years was written by a former employee. It is now called the London Probation Service and includes some of the outer London Boroughs.{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=Martin |title=Crimefighters of London: a history of the origins and development of the London Probation Service, 1876 - 1965 |date=1992 |publisher=Inner London Probation Service |location=London |isbn=0951671103}}