A police chief has offered reassurance after a TV documentary exposed failings at a probation hostel where two offenders have absconded from. The Maidstone district police commander Mark Mclellan attended a meeting of Maidstone council’s crime and disorder committee last night (Wednesday) where he was asked by Cllr Tom Cannon (Con) whether he had viewed the BBC Panorama programme. In it, an undercover reporter had spent six weeks working with the probation service in Fleming House in Tonbridge Road. During his time there, the reporter found drinks and drugs tests were not always carried out on…
