Edwards has been acting chief executive since Narey left to become chief executive of Barnardos last November. She will be charged with overseeing the development of the organisation, which is designed to cut reoffending by bringing the prison and probation services closer together.
Before joining the Home Office in 2002, Edwards worked in the voluntary sector, including five years as chief executive of crime reduction charity Nacro. She trained as a social worker, and worked for the Save the Children Fund in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Paul Cavadino, chief executive of Nacro, said: Helens appointment is great news. It will ensure that offenders resettlement remains a central priority for NOMS. I cannot think of anyone better to forge an effective partnership between the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.
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