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BreakingProbation caseloads jump 34% as 18,500 offenders added to community supervisionBreakingPolice pre-charge bail releases surge 38% to 102,000 despite Home Office compliance claimsBreakingCouncil tax debt enforcement up 29% as local authority reserves hit record £28.4bnWhitehall SpAd salary bill jumps 29% to £19.2m across government departmentsShoplifting charge rates drop to 4.2% as retail theft offences reach estimated 16.7mBreakingProbation caseloads jump 34% as 18,500 offenders added to community supervisionBreakingPolice pre-charge bail releases surge 38% to 102,000 despite Home Office compliance claimsBreakingCouncil tax debt enforcement up 29% as local authority reserves hit record £28.4bnWhitehall SpAd salary bill jumps 29% to £19.2m across government departmentsShoplifting charge rates drop to 4.2% as retail theft offences reach estimated 16.7m

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