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Want to Win a CEP Award? See How Finland Did It – Apply for 2025!

We’re excited to share an exclusive interview with the winners of the Development of National Probation Services Award from the CEP Awards 2022:
The Prison and Probation Service of Finland.

In this video, the team reflects on:
🔹 What motivated them to apply
🔹 What winning the award meant
🔹 Their advice to future applicants

Their award-winning project focused on developing national and local service maps and tools to support probation officers in delivering high-quality, client-centered work across Finland.

🎬 Watch the full interview below and get inspired to apply for the CEP Awards 2025.

📢 Applications are now open!
🗓 Deadline: 30 April 2025
Apply here

Award Categories:
• Rehabilitation & Social Inclusion (The Sue Hall Award)
• Enhancing the Profile of Probation & Promoting Professionalisation
• Probation Research

Be recognised at the General Assembly in Vienna this year. Share your story, celebrate your team, and inspire others across Europe.

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