tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post1687261247621893845..comments2024-03-28T07:32:23.397+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Another Day - Another Damning ReportJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-33076890410647926232017-04-21T20:02:16.174+01:002017-04-21T20:02:16.174+01:00your right and the moj wont fine the failed target...your right and the moj wont fine the failed targets to force the contracts to survive and in turn they cannot fail and with their profits cost more for less than public service well done tory fiasco policies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-78919267452750097152017-04-21T14:41:51.265+01:002017-04-21T14:41:51.265+01:00Links definitely not working! We have yet more IT ...Links definitely not working! We have yet more IT downtime - in the middle of the working day - during which they attempt to find a solution. And the chief has the temerity to lecture us about the reputational damage that would be caused by us failing to pass the information security audits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-3348539291582551962017-04-21T09:02:52.522+01:002017-04-21T09:02:52.522+01:00Skype/Video Interviewing of any sort should be an ...Skype/Video Interviewing of any sort should be an absolute last resort in all criminal justice contacts.<br /><br />Probation workers learn in pre entry academic training the crucial importance of non verbal communications, which I believe is backed up by research and was certainly backed up by my experience.<br /><br />I am sorry to read so little criticism of its basic shortcomings in sustaining professional relationships and for assessments and interventions. Similarly telephone reporting is also only for emergencies and special situations when face to face cannot for some occasions be enabled.<br /><br />I am sad that even the Corbynites have not publicly developed and explained a CJS policy, so again it seems we will have to wait until after the General Election to see whatever Government is then formed will have as its basic stance towards CJS.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-79031980463314360652017-04-21T07:40:37.448+01:002017-04-21T07:40:37.448+01:00Links not working? Sod it ex-co? Links not working? Sod it ex-co? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-65099624775615731022017-04-21T07:20:21.872+01:002017-04-21T07:20:21.872+01:00Wonky clinks laptops have permanent loose connecti...Wonky clinks laptops have permanent loose connection but they still want to go ahead with skype calls so no doubt that will break down regularly too as skype will be via the laptop! Presume it is all about money saving?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-51004818514038891892017-04-21T00:50:45.400+01:002017-04-21T00:50:45.400+01:00My probation training says shut them down yesterda...My probation training says shut them down yesterday, give them no more money. They deserve nothing less for the misery they have caused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-11246544111319316512017-04-20T22:07:44.305+01:002017-04-20T22:07:44.305+01:00Where I disagree with the Dame is the idea that ou...Where I disagree with the Dame is the idea that outsourced profit orientated probation services can succeed were it not for a decent IT connection and extra funding. Without wishing to diminish her I do not have a need to offer my paymasters face saving succour although my Probation training would suggest allowing for it would be wise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-63418524934683244682017-04-20T21:56:47.079+01:002017-04-20T21:56:47.079+01:00Winding up debate in House of Lords on 16 October ...Winding up debate in House of Lords on 16 October 2013 - The Governement Minister - Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con) - said<br /><br /><br />"I take this opportunity to thank my noble friend Lord Marks for giving the House the opportunity to debate this important subject. I know that both he and my noble friend Lady Linklater recently discussed the reforms with senior officials responsible for the rehabilitation programme, and I am grateful for their continued interest in the reforms. I also take this opportunity to thank all other noble Lords who have contributed, including the noble Lords, Lord Judd and Lord Beecham. I was somewhat surprised when I saw the initial list and the omission of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. I am glad that he resumed his place here. His thoughtful contributions are always welcome to a debate of this importance. The debate is of course a timely opportunity for your Lordships to reflect again on the Government’s reforms."<br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /><br /><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /><br />On 19 September, we published details of how the new model for supervision of offenders will work, alongside the launch of the competition to find future providers of rehabilitation services. Questions have been raised, and the noble Lord, Lord Judd, asked the obvious question of “why?”. The Government’s position is that these reforms are vital if we are to break the depressing cycle of reoffending. At the moment, nearly half of all offenders released from our prisons offend again within a year<br /><br />"Each offender will continue to be managed by the same organisation—NPS or CRC—unless his or her risk escalates to high. For someone managed by the CRC, the NPS will have a role in dealing with a breach and in the risk assessment at the outset but the offender manager itself will not change.<br /><br />To conclude, as I said at the start of my speech, we have now launched the competition to find providers of rehabilitation services. The Ministry of Justice is working closely with probation trusts to prepare for the implementation. We have also published detailed plans of how we see the new system working and we continue to seek views on key aspects such as the payment mechanism. I welcome the opportunity that this debate has given the House to discuss these details. I assure all noble Lords that the Government are committed to continuing to engage with noble Lords in these reforms as they progress.<br /><br />I will end with what is at stake here: the extension of support and supervision through the gate for short-sentence offenders and the possibility of a sustained reduction in reoffending rates. In respect of what has been said today, I know that that is a global aim shared by all noble Lords across the House. These reforms will allow us to do just that and will bring significant benefits, most importantly, for both victims and communities."<br /><br />https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2013-10-16/debates/13101684000570/ProbationServiceAndrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-68853696015675127862017-04-20T21:35:51.676+01:002017-04-20T21:35:51.676+01:00What can anyone expect the nps were placed in a po...What can anyone expect the nps were placed in a position of elitism from the start of the split. Crc staff treated like crap by their employers and by former colleagues. Other agencies have no faith in the crc's and do not understand probation any longer. They were told what would happen,is it not time that people were held to account for this shambles and the complete waste of public money. Why are the union leaders not jumping up and down. Never has a workforce been treated so appallingly and that's for all the crc's. All with union blessing, what next public flogging if we miss a target.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-33145782894189933172017-04-20T21:21:11.535+01:002017-04-20T21:21:11.535+01:00Blimey, this is sordid stuff!Blimey, this is sordid stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19567161334560874342017-04-20T20:31:14.941+01:002017-04-20T20:31:14.941+01:00All the CRC's are failing. The man down the pu...All the CRC's are failing. The man down the pub told me the BeNCH area was always rubbish. This is Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. The 'e' remains small because Essex smartly refused to join the group pre-TR when the egotistical former Chief Officer of Hertfordshire tried to merge all into a 'super-trust' and was having secret meetings with Sodexo long before Chris Grayling was involved. She (Tessa Webb FPInst / OBE) is now a HMI Probation inspector so Dame Glenys Stacey shouldn't have to go far for somebody to blameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-22502397343409435682017-04-20T18:37:36.590+01:002017-04-20T18:37:36.590+01:00Don't forget ingeus as well.Don't forget ingeus as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-11563664240541531362017-04-20T18:15:35.895+01:002017-04-20T18:15:35.895+01:00that is 18:03 effectively what underpins what I ha...that is 18:03 effectively what underpins what I have written elsewhere in the last hour AND VERY CONCERNING: -<br /><br />https://twitter.com/Andrew_S_Hatton/status/855102163751776257<br /><br />Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-21197276334748134422017-04-20T18:03:08.585+01:002017-04-20T18:03:08.585+01:00Andrew if there is to be any further disruption in...Andrew if there is to be any further disruption in the prisons in the next few months this may well bring the attention of the media. (I'm not advocating that there should be any disruption but looking at recent history, there is a possibility, no plans in place yet to prevent one).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-52275561366828885432017-04-20T18:00:21.820+01:002017-04-20T18:00:21.820+01:00Yep...if wonky winks gave us back a half descent I...Yep...if wonky winks gave us back a half descent IT system we could actually do some work! Descent into chaos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-62129793584800554292017-04-20T17:49:29.954+01:002017-04-20T17:49:29.954+01:00Let us hope some of this makes it into the chamber...Let us hope some of this makes it into the chamber of the Houses of Parliament before the dissolution - it is doubtful it will get more than a line or two in the main stream media and after the general election the reports themselves will be stale - though I fear the consequences of TR will be with us for far longer than anyone will like.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-50539456684174389502017-04-20T17:27:46.037+01:002017-04-20T17:27:46.037+01:00Change "Sodexo" to "Working Links&q...Change "Sodexo" to "Working Links" and "BeNCH" to "DDC" and this report could have been written about my daily working life. And hopefully will be soon - cone on HMIP, come see the omnishambles in the South West!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com