tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post2455101217956367535..comments2024-03-28T19:11:47.821+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: AGM 2014 Speeches Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-90872139969922787312014-10-18T00:36:15.115+01:002014-10-18T00:36:15.115+01:00Anon at 22:23 and I understand the future powers o...Anon at 22:23 and I understand the future powers of the Magistrates - and for that matter the Judges - differently.<br /><br />If - as i understand it the Offender Rehabilitation Bill 2014 is ever actually implemented it will effectively remove from Magistrates and Judges the Power to impose an Unpaid Work Order or other conditions of a Community Order, such as drug treatment conditions - under section 15.<br /><br />I still find this hard to believe and hope I am wrong - but time will tell.<br /><br />It just occurs to me I am not sure whether the courts or CRCs and perhaps NPS will also be responsible for imposing conditions of psychiatric treatment?<br /><br />It is probably not worth spending any time on this at least not until we learn that the Act is actually to be introduced.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18181463035506114502014-10-17T22:23:12.382+01:002014-10-17T22:23:12.382+01:00The Probation market has been shrinking for some y...The Probation market has been shrinking for some years now. Lower crime rates and other types of disposals. The CRC bidders will have spotted this though and made allowances in their calculations. I think the less predictable bit is how sentencing and proposals change. If JPs lose confidence in what CRC are offering in terms of rehabilitative options they will move towards more expensive options like UPW or short custodials for complex cases, or choose fines for the low complexity cases. This is where bidders should worry because if the low risk of reoffending clients get fines instead it will really screw up any calculations they mad eon PbR as they will never be allocated many of the easier cases.<br /><br />In fact the more I reflect on this, the more unpredictable and volatile I think these contracts will be. It's not like the work programme where you can be confident about the number of referrals. Magistrates could throw the contractors all sorts of curve balls, and if the CRC lose their ability to deliver sentences that satisfy them, then will choose other sentences. And so much depends on police and CPS processes. Conditional Cautioning and Neighbourhood Resolution Panels are outside the scope of TR, and anyone commissioning these services is likely to ignore the big players. Just keep thinking of what problems lie ahead for contractors and go for local agencies. Keep thinking and you will build a long and lengthening list of calculations you can't make..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-67134790214507273732014-10-17T06:41:35.617+01:002014-10-17T06:41:35.617+01:00Lies, damned lies... and statistics. Are on the sp...Lies, damned lies... and statistics. Are on the spot penalties included in these figures? Are police and cps pursuing easier options and marking others as no further action? Shockingly I overheard legal adviser saying prosecutor whether they are using new policy of dropping cases where Defendants don't turn up because the cost of an arrest warrant would outweigh public interest. The CJS is becoming a joke under this govt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43486702486045160242014-10-17T06:25:47.101+01:002014-10-17T06:25:47.101+01:00My tasks are SLOWER and LESS efficient as a result...My tasks are SLOWER and LESS efficient as a result of the contracts of the NEW policies and systems. Everything was so much more logical and efficient before Grayling threw his tantrum and stamped all over probation. I am hanging on to the fact that I enjoy my role but despise and detest those who are being paid out of hard working tax payers money to do nothing but arse lick and dribble bullshit wherever they go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-60821449089860543452014-10-17T05:21:52.244+01:002014-10-17T05:21:52.244+01:00In their election campaigns the Coalition partners...In their election campaigns the Coalition partners will trumpet their apparent success in driving down crime – and they will have plenty of ammunition. Today the Crime Survey for England and Wales, regarded as the most authoritative gauge of lawlessness, reported that the numbers of offences had fallen by a record 16 per cent to their lowest level for 34 years.<br />This came two weeks after Theresa May told the Tory conference that offending had dropped by almost a quarter since the election. Following the latest statistical signs that Britain is safer and less crime-prone than ever, the Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker hailed a 2.3 million annual fall in numbers of offences committed since the Coalition took office.<br /><br />If these boasts sound familiar, that is because they are. At the last election, Labour said crime had dropped by more than a third on its watch, with an even sharper fall in violent crime. It is natural for political leaders to try to bask in the reflected glory cast by good news, but the reality is that they can take little credit for evidence that Britain is at its most law-abiding for a generation.<br /><br />Crime is falling around the Western world. Part of the explanation is practical rather than a sudden outbreak of lawfulness among the previously criminal classes. It is far harder to break into cars or houses than it was 20 years ago thanks to technological advances which have led to immobiliser devices and sophisticated burglar alarms – and the proliferation of CCTV is a powerful disincentive to criminals.<br /><br />Many electronic items which used to be pilfered in large numbers have tumbled so sharply in value that stealing them is much less profitable. There is evidence that criminals are switching to online fraud, much of which goes unreported and is suffered with a shrug of the shoulders.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18073657019858167752014-10-17T00:04:39.956+01:002014-10-17T00:04:39.956+01:00Off topic but if any potential bidders are reading...Off topic but if any potential bidders are reading this blog they might be interested by this report.<br />It would seem that the market your buying into has shrunk significantly, and thats surely going to your targets much more difficult to achieve.<br />Only being helpful!!<br /><br /> http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/survey-reveals-good-news-on-crime-9800020.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-75983495029216708762014-10-16T23:47:51.017+01:002014-10-16T23:47:51.017+01:00Going back to original theme of todays blog..eloqu...Going back to original theme of todays blog..eloquent,succinct and very relevant. "What a refreshing change" thanks Martin and East Midlands branch. A good hunk of work for professional committee-will anyone from East Midlands be on it I wonder? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-2807149871915750542014-10-16T23:11:00.451+01:002014-10-16T23:11:00.451+01:00See post at 20.08 where it says "Action if th...See post at 20.08 where it says "Action if the advice is positive would commence shortly afterwards" which doesn't sound as if would be waiting on anyones return from holiday.Also note interesting ref to "we've seen advantage of being an open and accessible union" so will be judged accordingly.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-74663934283913952112014-10-16T22:33:42.527+01:002014-10-16T22:33:42.527+01:00Reference IL going on holiday at critical time, wh...Reference IL going on holiday at critical time, whilst he might have planned this to coincide with after the AGM thinking his hardest work would have been done ie having convinced the members all was well, I'm sorry I'm not convinced. Whilst I encourage anyone to have their well earned leave, in this instance, there is little evidence of this. As a PO, if I hadn't achieved my Crown Court PSR or Parole Report, come hell or high water, it would be done. Now if IL is away with his 'finger on the pulse' and in control through email, Skype, texts, calls etc well I have no problem with this, however his and our future is dependant on this, so let's see how he performs! We are all frantically trying to gain attention, throughout day and night so the proof will be in the pudding!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-22363022043271316042014-10-16T21:42:18.850+01:002014-10-16T21:42:18.850+01:00His holiday isn't what's 'suggestive t...His holiday isn't what's 'suggestive that he's colluding with the enemy' - that comes from his refusal to fight TR, his sustained efforts to frustrate any attempt at meaningful action by anyone else, and from his leading our Union into collusion with the Probation Institute, an organisation created as a part of the MoJs target operating Model for TR, established and otherwise run by people - the Union's partners in this endeavour - who are on the record as being actively committed to helping the MoJ design and roll out the TR 'refroms'. His holiday at such a critical moment just underlines the fact that he couldn't give a fuck about what happens to us or our jobs, beyond his concern to ensure that he keeps getting his wages - twice the average POs - , and that there is money left for a fat pay off once he's helped to destroy our service and NAPO becomes irrelevant<br /><br />Simon GardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38050467446983882822014-10-16T21:17:46.950+01:002014-10-16T21:17:46.950+01:00Are you ready for some Grayling Bingo - cards out ...Are you ready for some Grayling Bingo - cards out -<br /><br />"Justice secretary Chris Grayling visits HMP Standford Hill on Sheppey<br />16 October 2014<br />by Lewis Dyson<br /><br /> ldyson@thekmgroup.co.uk<br /><br />Justice secretary Chris Grayling visited a Sheppey prison today in the wake of a series of disturbances.<br /> <br />The top Tory went to HMP Standford Hill where he had discussions with representatives of the Prison Officers’ Association from all three of the Island’s jails."<br /><br />- - - - - <br /><br />"Mr Grayling accepted there were staff shortages and said there has been an increase in the prison population in the last year, a lot of which is down to an increase in historic and current cases of sex offenders in the wake of the Jimmy Savile affair."<br /><br /><br />http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/justice-secretary-visits-kent-prison-25423/<br />http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/justice-secretary-visits-kent-prison-25423/Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-76543812116422522572014-10-16T21:15:11.199+01:002014-10-16T21:15:11.199+01:00oops! sorry Andrew - I sent mine to the correct ad...oops! sorry Andrew - I sent mine to the correct address then wrote the wrong one- I think I must be getting tired - or frustrated! The phone nbr was correct tho,' I checked it twice!! so angry readers - write to - mirrornews@mirror.co.uk, phone nbr - 02072933831!MLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-41649580175635169962014-10-16T21:05:53.469+01:002014-10-16T21:05:53.469+01:00the man is psychotic, controlling those already in...the man is psychotic, controlling those already in a controlled situ, It is against the law, using violence unnecessarily. He is already getting his kicks by ordering early lights out to young people , many of whom who have been abused, will have fear of the dark. He should be locked up himself in the name of public safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-26271202235000959392014-10-16T21:01:03.492+01:002014-10-16T21:01:03.492+01:00I know that a colleague is in touch with Polly T a...I know that a colleague is in touch with Polly T and she is on boardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-31835518962344328962014-10-16T20:52:22.924+01:002014-10-16T20:52:22.924+01:00We will. there seems to be a post at the bttom say...We will. there seems to be a post at the bttom saying that NAPO do not feel that the date is moving forward. As for taking a holiday, everyone has a right to a holiday and I don't think it gives people carte blanche to pile in with comments indicating that it's suggestive that he's colluding with the enemy. I should think that the job is virtually 24/7 at the moment so if he's refreshed for the final end game that's good enough for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-17480219878684056662014-10-16T20:33:43.192+01:002014-10-16T20:33:43.192+01:00re your comment above -much appreciated Andrew, I...re your comment above -much appreciated Andrew, I was shocked at his bored dismissive attitude, but he did say my letter, with the previous letter, edited (printed here around 1/10, now bottom of the Oct archived blogs) would be read - then what? I told them about the blog, asking them to read the comments, a handful of samples representing the despair of thousands of committed, hard working people, They have my name, address and phone nbr.. The local Journal was happy enough to do a full page, also quoting our NAPO vice chair and Jeremy Beecham. My only moan was my photo 'cos somehow I no longer look 21! I have forwarded the whole email to Jim and Joanna for perusal..MLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-9907994560483201472014-10-16T20:28:59.430+01:002014-10-16T20:28:59.430+01:00That above Email was returned - the wrong address ...That above Email was returned - the wrong address was in the post from ML -<br /><br />I have checked it and resent - the correct address is: -<br /><br />mirrornews@mirror.co.ukAndrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-71532663334144895782014-10-16T20:23:36.065+01:002014-10-16T20:23:36.065+01:00Pam is a plaything for those with too much time on...Pam is a plaything for those with too much time on their hands. You have to create your own silo/intranet for each piece of work you do. The version Dlnr has is not secure - there have been a couple of 'accidents' but it is vital not to use personal data says the trainer. Er, isn't that the currency we deal in?. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-24507291624589613842014-10-16T20:08:23.177+01:002014-10-16T20:08:23.177+01:00See latest Napo blog
Below is a summary of curren...See latest Napo blog<br /><br />Below is a summary of current activity and an outline of our understanding of the competition process.<br /><br />Napo have received clarification from numerous sources inside the process, including from bidders and Michael Spurr himself, that the last published timetable remains in place. Rumours and local misdirection to the contrary are inaccurate.<br /><br />We expect:<br /><br />1. Local preferred bidders to be announced as scheduled between 24th and 31st October. Napo is preparing strong local, regional and national responses for release in parallel with announcements.<br />2. A period of negotiation known as due diligence will then take place over the preceding 5-8 weeks. This takes place before contracts are signed. NOMS assert that contracts will be signed towards the end of December.<br /><br />Napo continue to prepare for a potential legal challenge as detailed at the AGM and since. Members have responded brilliantly to our request for support. Conversations are ongoing with sister unions about supporting any potential challenge. A full assessment in regard to the potential success of a legal challenge will be presented to Officers and Officials of all unions by the end of this week. Action, if the advice is positive would commence shortly afterwards. This timetable wouldn't be impacted by any acceleration of the sell-off timetable, although we stress this does not appear to be the case at present.<br /><br />Napo Officers and Officials want to thank all members for their response to our calls for support throughout this long campaign. We have again, since the AGM, seen the advantage of being an open, accessible union. It is now important that energy and resource are well directed, our nerve and discipline holds and we continue to show Unity in Napo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53164226856391316932014-10-16T19:38:53.974+01:002014-10-16T19:38:53.974+01:00Response to Anon at 13:17 Tania Bassett has given ...Response to Anon at 13:17 Tania Bassett has given an update: -<br /><br />" @taniabassett <br /><br />@Andrew_S_Hatton @Petrova56 Sorry just realised I put R4 meant R5 investigates. Sundays at 11am."<br /><br />https://twitter.com/taniabassett/status/522762950793506816<br /><br />Here is the Programme's website: -<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tl99qAndrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-51419353958474350712014-10-16T19:23:05.644+01:002014-10-16T19:23:05.644+01:00In DLNR CRC the CEO sent an email today that the b...In DLNR CRC the CEO sent an email today that the bidders would be known on the 28th October and CRC's being told a couple of days after. Where it stands after that no body knows. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-83685381568250057462014-10-16T18:42:02.911+01:002014-10-16T18:42:02.911+01:00We'll all know soon enough where the truth lie...We'll all know soon enough where the truth lies. <br /><br />"As for Ian going on holiday....is he not allowed a break?"<br /><br />I'm speechless.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-8710482862329526902014-10-16T18:40:15.851+01:002014-10-16T18:40:15.851+01:00it gets worse as you go down -'as the day to d...it gets worse as you go down -'as the day to day government management reduces, CRC's will be freer (is there such a word?- ml) from constraints of dated national policies and systems that slow us down.' ah well, so THAT's the problem.. Mr Grayling has been trying to SAVE us all! How grateful are we......MLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-72368995875006801442014-10-16T18:39:44.537+01:002014-10-16T18:39:44.537+01:00Left Unity are broadcasting a live debate on build...Left Unity are broadcasting a live debate on building the Left anew in Europe. Simply go to their web site and view. Live streaming.<br /><br />papaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-17518977041282103942014-10-16T18:33:52.051+01:002014-10-16T18:33:52.051+01:00My Email to The Daily Mirror News desk
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Gr...My Email to The Daily Mirror News desk<br /><br />"<br /><br />Greetings,<br /><br />I am disappointed to hear you fobbed a colleague off today, who gave you lots of detail in an email.<br /><br />Probation, is going to crash - will you be chasing the story or leading it with explanations and interviews with practitioners?<br /><br />There is sex and death in it already as Mark Leftly reported before!<br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/mark-leftly-probation-bidders-may-make-a-profit-but-theyll-never-be-popular-9713354.html<br /><br />A better place to see the latest from Practitioners who need, in the main to be anonymous because of restrictions to free speech imposed by Grayling is via the On Probation Blog http://probationmatters.blogspot.co.uk/. It is getting lots of comments from practitioners most days.<br /><br />On Twitter today I read : " Risk escalation review completed Mon - Decision still awaited "<br /><br />No longer can a decision be made about extra sanctions within a team - that could mean someone needing extra attention from the high risk specialists - it is just a matter of time before a lack of attention results in a serious offence being committed -<br /><br />https://twitter.com/CRC_PSO/status/522797430447013889<br /><br />Exactly the opposite of what Grayling said who told us he is making the changes to improve services not worsen them!<br /><br />I am retired and do not need anonymity.<br /><br />Please think again.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />AH"<br /><br />Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.com