# The Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, Article 14A: “Duties of probation officers”


It shall be the duty of probation officers—
(a) to supervise the persons placed under their supervision and to advise, assist and befriend those persons;
(b) to enquire in accordance with any direction of the court into the circumstances or home surroundings of any person with a view to assisting the court in determining the most suitable method of dealing with him; and
(c) to perform such other duties as may be prescribed or imposed by or under any statutory provision or as the Probation Board may direct.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1982/713/article/14A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/probation-board-northern-ireland-order-1982/article-14A
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