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An attempt to help explain the mysteries and magic that are part and parcel of 'probation'.

Monday, 27 October 2025

A Paper Mouse With No Gnashers

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Nothing seems to change with these reports. They get made. There's a bit of tract and then nothing and then another report and so on and...
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Friday, 24 October 2025

Damning NAO Report

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Nicely timed for the weekend, but no matter, here we have a damning report from the NAO with yet further evidence that reunification under ...
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Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Good Job They Don't Run Breweries

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Whilst probation remains tied to HMPPS and MoJ control, there's very little hope that resources will be directed towards community sente...
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Thursday, 16 October 2025

It's Niche Jim!

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As Napo members set off for Eastbourne and the AGM, I thought I'd reflect upon two recent conversations with friends, one a former colle...
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Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Can Consistency live with Creativity?

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In yesterday's blog post I sought to highlight how extremely difficult it is for innovation and creativity to co-exist within a command ...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Is There Hope?

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To be perfectly honest, I'm having trouble finding much in the way of hope right now for the future of our once gold standard and respec...
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Monday, 13 October 2025

Napo AGM 2025

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It's nearly time for the Napo AGM  starting on Thursday afternoon and it's interesting to see what are the most important issues  fo...
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Sunday, 12 October 2025

Mic Drop

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Rather happily, much of today's blog post presented itself yesterday via a readers contribution:-  Some of us remember when Probation O...
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Saturday, 11 October 2025

OMiC is a failure!

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I notice the following  was published by Napo on Wednesday 8th October:- OMIC Review Napo has pushed for a fundamental review of OMiC (Offe...
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Jim Brown
A grumpy, disillusioned, CQSW trained, generic, main grade probation officer based in a small English town. All my contemporaries have either left, retired or been promoted. Newer colleagues simply don't understand the journey I've been on from advise, assist and befriend. (If there is anyone of similar name in the NAPO handbook, it's not me).
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