tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post2271442493823176605..comments2024-03-29T06:40:58.606+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Attention Rory StewartJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77646854366437757942018-06-25T06:09:24.247+01:002018-06-25T06:09:24.247+01:00Thanks Stan.Thanks Stan.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43840796784430128812018-06-24T19:15:23.703+01:002018-06-24T19:15:23.703+01:00My original post was referring to Mr Grayling not ...My original post was referring to Mr Grayling not Mr Hardy. I don't like opportunist bashing of people just because they didn't do something and even because they did. We are all players, play the ball please otherwise we just keep crying foul. Otherwise a dedicated JB blog fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-84220194313786599142018-06-24T06:35:47.192+01:002018-06-24T06:35:47.192+01:00Surely this isn't the same Stan Hardy, former ...Surely this isn't the same Stan Hardy, former toady Chair of the West Yorkshire Probation Board and former Chair of the Probation Association who said nothing publicly during the impostion of TR?<br /> <br />From: SM Hardy, North Close, Leeds.<br /><br />Your brief but telling article “Warning over risk of prisoners reoffending” (The Yorkshire Post, June 16) demonstrates yet again the lack of coherent thinking on the part of the Government and senior civil servants. <br /><br />For almost a century, probation officers recognised that a clear route to change offender attitude and reduce significantly re-offending was to establish three inter-dependent strands – a job or training opportunity, a safe and stable place to live and the ability to develop and sustain meaningful relationships with others. <br /><br />The impediment to getting these in place was frequently offenders’ lack of literacy and numeracy skills. It is no coincidence that on average 70 per cent of those serving custodial sentences are functionally innumerate and illiterate. This causes feelings of inadequacy and resentment, leading to criminality and aggression, as well as dependency. Seventy per cent of inmates have a mental health issue which inhibits trust and respect in relationships, and the inadequacy and idleness because of lack of a job means that 70 per cent develop an addiction. <br /><br />Working this out isn’t rocket science, nor is the criticality of providing up-front investment in offenders so on release, they have hope and opportunity and society is saved not only crime but cost to society. <br /><br />Take, as a single example, an offender with a Class A drug addiction. He or she will be a daily offender since that level of dependency could rarely be afforded legally. Probation would work to get such people off addiction and into work. The result would be 350 plus fewer crimes and victims each year the individual didn’t re-offend. Isn’t that worth the cost of providing English and maths lessons to prisoners giving them a better chance of going straight? <br /><br />Sadly, the Probation Service was dismembered and emasculated by a certain Chris Grayling and so a very successful programme of managing offenders and reducing reoffending was discontinued. Mr Grayling will argue that the Probation Service couldn’t handle offenders with prison sentences of less than one year, and this was his rationale for privatising two thirds of the service. He ignores the fact that probation officers had been pressing to manage those offenders for a long time but were prohibited from doing so by the Department of Justice – Mr Grayling’s fiefdom at the time of the dissolution of probation. Curiouser and curiouser might be an appropriate observation.<br /><br />--oo00oo--<br /><br />Major S. M. Hardy, (Rtd) TD DL<br /><br />Major Stan Hardy held Her Majesty’s Commissions (Army) for both the Territorial Army with the Yorkshire Volunteers and regular SSVC with 1st Bn The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Yorkshire and was presented with the Territorial Decoration for long service in 1987.<br /><br />Following regular service, he worked in manufacturing and associated industries in both UK and overseas, notably the Far East where he led trade missions with Yorkshire companies. Stan is currently chair of both the West Yorkshire Probation Trust and of Local Care Direct, a social enterprise working into the National Health Service. The latter, he has been leading through a period of development and growth aimed at helping the organisation fulfil its role as a social enterprise. As well as chairing the West Yorkshire Probation Service, Stan is also the Deputy Chair of the National Probation Association, the Chair of Governors at Greenhill Primary School in Bramley, Leeds, and a member of the regional council of the Prince’s Trust.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-89067604510331129942018-06-23T23:01:42.372+01:002018-06-23T23:01:42.372+01:00This dude has form when it comes to making a mess ...This dude has form when it comes to making a mess of things.<br /><br />https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-emasculation-of-probation-service-by-chris-grayling-led-to-more-offending-1-9218865Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-42618255355932409912018-06-23T19:50:51.969+01:002018-06-23T19:50:51.969+01:00Maybe somebody needs to Pen a 26 page memo on the ...Maybe somebody needs to Pen a 26 page memo on the subject or talk for two hours without saying anything.<br />Is there anybody out there who fits the bill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-52211000151966322422018-06-23T18:33:06.196+01:002018-06-23T18:33:06.196+01:00There are plenty who ride to work on fluffy pink u...There are plenty who ride to work on fluffy pink unicorns in NPSNW; its listed in Essential Criteria as part of the selection process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-71326167076677700222018-06-23T12:58:52.424+01:002018-06-23T12:58:52.424+01:00Roz lives in LaLa land where everything is just wo...Roz lives in LaLa land where everything is just wonderfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-72815425877151239282018-06-23T12:57:42.188+01:002018-06-23T12:57:42.188+01:00What a wimp not to attend Manchester!!! Not that t...What a wimp not to attend Manchester!!! Not that thats a surprise but disgraceful nonetheless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85866780909362667672018-06-23T12:12:13.263+01:002018-06-23T12:12:13.263+01:00Well that’s because of the deal she struck with th...Well that’s because of the deal she struck with the devil for that CBE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-36979212439202724072018-06-23T11:53:07.079+01:002018-06-23T11:53:07.079+01:00Meanwhile in NPS North West, Roz says there are no...Meanwhile in NPS North West, Roz says there are no issues with morale!<br />Clearly the radio signals from earth are not reaching whichever planet she is on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-86700721437189082492018-06-23T11:45:56.803+01:002018-06-23T11:45:56.803+01:00It's very possible that Grayling could resign ...It's very possible that Grayling could resign next week in anticipation that he may be sacked.<br />He creates chaos where ever he goes, and even the Tories are disgusted by his continuous failings and the contempt he displays for Parliamentry procedure.<br />He's even pulled out of a Transport summit in Manchester next week, and with the current chaos and recently leaked e-mail his decision not to attend has gone down like a lead balloon.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-56000218008333931022018-06-23T11:18:46.362+01:002018-06-23T11:18:46.362+01:00Probation went from gold medal winning public serv...Probation went from gold medal winning public service in 2011 to total shambles and irreversible failure by 2018. Thanks to Chris Grayling and the Tories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43008032577447135842018-06-23T09:30:48.365+01:002018-06-23T09:30:48.365+01:00An economist. Of course she is
An economist. Of course she is<br />anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359540301847252660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-92222662311084417132018-06-23T09:02:22.535+01:002018-06-23T09:02:22.535+01:00Do the awards the civil service won for TR have to...Do the awards the civil service won for TR have to be handed back now?<br /><br />The Project and Programme Management Award<br /><br />Transforming Rehabilitation, Ministry of Justice 2015Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53227297688415001562018-06-23T08:42:22.711+01:002018-06-23T08:42:22.711+01:00Romeo in Dec 2017 - my heart fucking bleeds...
&q...Romeo in Dec 2017 - my heart fucking bleeds...<br /><br />"What was your most difficult decision in 2017?<br /><br />The toughest decision I had to make was a personal one: deciding to move my family back to London from New York, where we had lived since 2015, to take on the role of permanent secretary for DIT. While the decision was difficult, every day I’m in this job I think how privileged I am to be working with this team, right at the heart of government, on an agenda that is so important for the country – so I know it was the right choice."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-8273282373957206872018-06-23T08:40:09.212+01:002018-06-23T08:40:09.212+01:00Romeo's most recently revised biog - which str...Romeo's most recently revised biog - which strangely omits her role in fucking up the probation service:<br /><br />"Antonia Romeo is Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade.<br /><br />Previously, Antonia was Her Majesty’s Consul General in New York, and Director-General Economic and Commercial Affairs USA. In this role Antonia directed the trade, business and prosperity work of the UK Government across the United States, and led promotion of the UK’s economic profile, foreign policy, and national security priorities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut’s Fairfield County.<br /><br />Antonia began her career in the private sector, at strategy consultancy firm Oliver Wyman. She joined the Civil Service in 2000 as an economist. <br /><br />Antonia holds an MA (PPE) from Oxford University, an MSc (Economics) from the London School of Economics, and an Advanced Management Programme diploma from Columbia Business School. She is a member of the British American Business International Advisory Board."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-90115215037443987622018-06-23T08:26:33.627+01:002018-06-23T08:26:33.627+01:00Just been reading that the prison population has f...Just been reading that the prison population has fallen to its lowest since 2010 due to more people now being released on HDC.<br />So thats more people being supervised in the community by probation services that everyone knows are broken and falling apart.<br />But I think that if those that can find an address to be tagged to are being released early on HDC, then surely the proportion of those being released on the halfway mark who are homeless will rise?<br /><br />https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/06/22/prison-population-falls-after-rise-in-home-detention-curfew-cases/<br /><br />'Getafix Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-2229570504173689102018-06-23T08:05:44.772+01:002018-06-23T08:05:44.772+01:00CSW April 2014 - interview with Antonia Romeo on T...CSW April 2014 - interview with Antonia Romeo on TR:<br /><br />"What evidence is there that the new probation system will meet the MoJ’s aim of reducing reoffending? Romeo acknowledges that the ministry hasn’t trialled its final proposals anywhere. “You have to turn on the statute once nationally,” she says. “You can’t provide rehabilitation services to under-12-month cohorts in some areas and not in others – not least because people go in and out of prison, and end up in different areas, so whether they were covered by the statute or not and whether that service provision existed would become impossible to manage.”<br /><br />Furthermore, she notes, there’s “a timing issue, because the government’s policy is to roll it out by 2015, so we can really start feeling the effects in reductions to reoffending.” There is clearly a political timetable behind the pace at which the MoJ is moving"<br /><br />March 2018, Antonia Romeo on Brexit:<br /><br />"The chief civil servant in Tory Liam Fox’s Department for International trade admitted Britain could suffer a “loss of trade” with around 40 countries when we leave the EU.<br /><br />Speaking to the Commons Public Accounts Committee, Antonia Romeo said some agreements Britain benefits from because of EU membership may not be successfully rolled over even if Theresa May succeeds in agreeing a two-year transition deal after Brexit day.<br /><br />She told the Committee: “We are working to ensure that we are not in that position.”<br /><br />We're fucked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com