Abstract
A current fuel debts project in Leeds is indicating how inadequate the response of the Probation Service is to such issues. It seems that many individual officers do not possess the knowledge which would enable them to deal systematically with the fuel boards over individual cases and it is clear that the Probation Service has been unable or unwilling to develop a coherent policy response to such general issues as the Code of Practice. At a time of increasing unemployment linked to massive cuts in public expenditure and higher prices for such essential commodities as fuel, it is clear that probation officers will be confronted with serious fuel debt problems. This article advocates a specific strategy requiring special resources and expertise.
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