§ 62. Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEasked the Home Secretary why, in view of the need for economy, he refuses to sanction the appointment of voluntary probation officers?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe appointment of probation officers outside Landon rests with the magistrates whose duty it is to make appointments in accordance with the Act and Rules which contemplate the appointment of salaried officers whether full-time or part-time. I appreciate fully the value and importance of voluntary assistance in probation work, but the view of Parliament was that it should be put upon a more definite footing.
§ Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEDoes not the right hon. Gentleman consider that very often voluntary men do the work better than paid workers?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have known of extraordinarily good work done by voluntary men, but I think the work has now become of such importance that paid men should be substituted.