tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post6658230906941578404..comments2024-03-28T23:10:52.046+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: TR Reflections Part 1Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-72474056844615338052014-06-04T05:41:35.165+01:002014-06-04T05:41:35.165+01:00Maybe you got mine! Am NPS and did not get the pro...Maybe you got mine! Am NPS and did not get the promised email. The call to report this takes forever. Personal information has been recorded incorrectly. Office chaotic because no one nps or crc is able to access the info they need on ndelius. What a farce. Goes to show Grayling in his ignorance has NO IDEA WHAT WE DO or HOW we have been doing it as an AWARD WINNING PUBLIC SERVICE. Watch the SFOs roll in. Currently 450 - 500 per year apor I understand. That figure needs monitoring. What a despicable way to treat human beings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-36853824238252304922014-06-04T04:16:32.316+01:002014-06-04T04:16:32.316+01:00I received an email welcoming me to the NPS... I&...I received an email welcoming me to the NPS... I'm CRC ... Omnishambles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-82563342074641896062014-06-04T00:16:17.591+01:002014-06-04T00:16:17.591+01:00I'm assessed as being a known person at high r...I'm assessed as being a known person at high risk of serious harm from a previous case. I'm now working for the CRC. I looked to see what information the team would be able to see about this person: it is nothing.<br /><br />I have a good Team Manager.,Now nobody is allowed past our secure reception area unless we fully know the risk they present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-55436354902183364952014-06-04T00:10:36.318+01:002014-06-04T00:10:36.318+01:00I did my BA Hons Community Justice at Sheffield Ha...I did my BA Hons Community Justice at Sheffield Hallam University and the course leader was a stunning man by the name of Dave Phillips. The course was a refreshing insight into the core values of probation and the lecturers were former probation officers in most cases. It's nice to see them voicing their disquiet as an academic underpinning helps. Bravo to Professor Paul Senior. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-36680063727636571142014-06-03T23:48:05.366+01:002014-06-03T23:48:05.366+01:00Programmes teams also unable to access NPS NDelius...Programmes teams also unable to access NPS NDelius to input information. <br /><br />Also, if any contact is made about an NPS case to a CRC officer i.e. if they used to manage them and information is required. Unable to record what was said on NDelius and just have to be hopeful that the NPS officer records the contact. Not really good enough - CRC staff need their own record of the case to evidence what was said and to whom. What are we meant to do, wait a few years until the case comes back to CRC then update the contacts ourselves?!?! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-29923712666463076562014-06-03T23:40:32.749+01:002014-06-03T23:40:32.749+01:00Addresses disappeared too to be replaced by random...Addresses disappeared too to be replaced by random / old addresses. Shambles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-37876735463206730302014-06-03T23:02:01.621+01:002014-06-03T23:02:01.621+01:00Yes - the do it yourself service that is - shared ...Yes - the do it yourself service that is - shared NPS services - not only are we overwhelmed with reports, deadlines, and a serious lack of information coming to us in relation to those reports or the IT we are now supposed to pick up with ease, all whilst IT briefings are being delivered to all grades of staff on the basis that we know what's going on, they may as well be using hieroglyphics as a learning tool. <br /><br />Our Business Manager and Finance dept used to do all the 'support tasks' ie travel warrants, (now you need to complete a form) they would book/hire cars via a local service, (now you have to book your own)..the labourious excel time sheets - oh and check this new system, if you can follow the instructions, have in fact got your bank details correct by 10/6/2014 or you won't get paid. Phoenix and Firefox - I have always thought of as good names for race horses, now they join, Lotus Notes, Oli, Epic, nDelus, Oasys and and the rest of the bureaucracy,they were supposed to replace and/or improve. <br /><br />Oh and Anon at 22:33 - don't press your IT dept for dual access - why put yourself out to make this work and remember come the sell off - CRC;s will not be a Public Service and therefore have no more right to access sensitive information than Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour.30 years innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18790570230086787562014-06-03T22:49:40.997+01:002014-06-03T22:49:40.997+01:00I wish they would do away with CRC.I wish they would do away with CRC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-83301481822048699432014-06-03T22:47:53.043+01:002014-06-03T22:47:53.043+01:00No cases allocated to the CRC since the split cos ...No cases allocated to the CRC since the split cos they can't - computer says no.<br />All the UPW hours have dispeared tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-82351397345129029132014-06-03T22:44:12.248+01:002014-06-03T22:44:12.248+01:00Doing away with management meetings in my CRC, in ...Doing away with management meetings in my CRC, in favour of CRC 'huddles'. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-82201467195342164512014-06-03T22:37:30.864+01:002014-06-03T22:37:30.864+01:00ETE and UPW and colleagues in CRC - not able to ac...ETE and UPW and colleagues in CRC - not able to access NDelius to write casenotes up if they see NPS clients, so they have to email it through to officer who then has to copy and paste. however you cant access the drop down boxes for the CRC staff. The odd one may not sound much but when u get a number of these and also we have to do the letters as CRC can't access the case- time wasted/duplicated soon mounts up.<br /><br />Courts team cant start up cases on Ndelius. Breach officer can't enter breach feedback.<br /><br />NPS in our office are feeling overwhelmed. We still have CRC cases as CRC are waiting for more staff. Meanwhile we have lost two POs who are going to other posts, one PSO is on loan two days per week to the adjoining county ( as our city and that county are now one LDU) due to long term sickness. At the team meeting today most of spoke about how overwhelmed we are feeling.<br />I have already had a stress assessment about two weeks ago which indicates urgent action is needed. I am waiting for my CRC cases to be taken away and I have an OHA next week. The way I feel right now is that I would go to my GP and if he offered me a sick note, I could easily accept it. The only thing that is stopping me is the impact it would have on my workmates/colleagues and that I won't let Mr G beat meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18561052212357579382014-06-03T22:35:36.809+01:002014-06-03T22:35:36.809+01:00Thank you Paul
Nearly 38 years inThank you Paul<br />Nearly 38 years inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-17176395418117435992014-06-03T22:33:24.859+01:002014-06-03T22:33:24.859+01:00Press your IT dept for dual access.The more pressu...Press your IT dept for dual access.The more pressure for this the better<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-46403849354786551912014-06-03T22:20:43.254+01:002014-06-03T22:20:43.254+01:00We had our first nps team meeting today. We had so...We had our first nps team meeting today. We had someone from shared services Noms to discuss stuff about HR matters. We have to book our own hire cars now through this 'shared services site'. I asked questions about taxis, travel warrants or bus vouchers which we used to book or obtain from our business support officer who is based in our office (who is now CRC). It was clear that this was something that had not been thought of as they were not able to answer instead they stated they would have to check and get back to us<br />JillNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-64368934848117172222014-06-03T21:51:22.257+01:002014-06-03T21:51:22.257+01:00Brilliant Paul thank you
JillnBrilliant Paul thank you <br />JillnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-89617694164181781092014-06-03T21:25:32.653+01:002014-06-03T21:25:32.653+01:00It would be poetic justice if Grayling would be si...It would be poetic justice if Grayling would be sifted into being a clerical worker and he had no access to all the money grabbing private companies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-56893103795790158072014-06-03T21:20:18.473+01:002014-06-03T21:20:18.473+01:00Assigned to CRC was one of the biggest blows many ...Assigned to CRC was one of the biggest blows many of us have felt in Probation. How demeaned I felt today when I could not access a PSR I was writing because on the first adjournment it went to someone in the NPS. Then when looking for reports in the drop down menu I think all assigned CRC staff have no option for it. Only a few days ago I could access it all to do my job properly. I felt physically sick and my feeling was shred with many. We have well and truly been SHAFTED. Worst of all management all seem to be on board with this nonsense, I wish Grayling would take a hard look at the system he is trying to devise and see how utterly CRAP it is, not fit for purpose, and the human value and feelings are immeasurable. BASTART BULLY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-79502551116266962282014-06-03T20:48:27.262+01:002014-06-03T20:48:27.262+01:00Sally is someone with great integrity and will be ...Sally is someone with great integrity and will be sorely missed. So many good people lost to the cause! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275446457631971977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38824947744142630572014-06-03T20:34:53.638+01:002014-06-03T20:34:53.638+01:00In case it's been over looked ( I certainly se...In case it's been over looked ( I certainly sem to be the only one talking about it), Sally Lewis spoke out openly against TR in radio interviews. I presume she'd been gagged until now and its late in the day, but for someone in her position to say Probation wasn't broke and didn't need fixing is, in my view, a big deal.anxiousmammalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-59960761790301911582014-06-03T20:16:12.555+01:002014-06-03T20:16:12.555+01:00Just so people don't forget. Probation may NOT...Just so people don't forget. Probation may NOT be sold to the highest bidder!!!<br /><br />It's just as likely to be the lowest!!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-70484025498993657492014-06-03T20:15:28.645+01:002014-06-03T20:15:28.645+01:00Reports are coming in thin & fast of Delius is...Reports are coming in thin & fast of Delius issues all around the Country. It's a flip-in joke & we are supposed to be a professional organisation. Social services contacted me for some risk information relating to an offender. I couldn't access the records because case previously was NPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-47866394933494880052014-06-03T20:15:04.218+01:002014-06-03T20:15:04.218+01:00Look like Chris 'Midas Touch' Grayling has...Look like Chris 'Midas Touch' Grayling has got it wrong again. Costs appear to have doubled!!:<br />http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/26/chris-grayling-court-translators<br /><br />• We dispense the people's justice, but it isn't easy. Some who come before us speak other languages, so interpreters play an important role here. Therein lies a problem. Last year, MPs castigated the Ministry of Justice for its "shambolic" handling of the court translation contract, which was given to Capita. Interpreters failed to turn up, leading to the cancellation of trials, and others turned up but botched the job. Since then, the news has continued to be sorrowful. Last week it was said that the cost to the taxpayer of hiring court interpreters has almost doubled to £15.5m in just one year. The quality hardly seems to have risen in step, though ministers claim "dramatic improvements" with more work undertaken and big privatisation savings for the taxpayer. Tell that to the judge. One man, charged with perverting the course of justice was accused – via the interpreter – of being a "pervert".<br /><br /><br />• Funny until it isn't, and the president of the family division, Sir James Munby, has had enough. Last week, when attention was focused on the elections and Ukip, Ukip, Ukip, he raised a voice. Hats off to the law site suesspiciousminds for noticing. Munby presided over a custody case that required a Slovak interpreter. A "very sad case", he called it. The interpreter failed to show, and when he complained he learned truths so shocking that he detailed them in the judgment. He learned that Capita took the government's money to provide the interpreter, farmed out the work and could eschew liability if the translator didn't turn up. That if it had to cancel, it could do so as late as 2pm on the day before the hearing, at which point it would often be impossible to find a replacement. And that on the day of his ruined hearing, Capita had only 29 suitably qualified Slovak language interpreters when it needed 39 to meet its obligations. So much for the supremacy of the market.<br /><br /><br />• Takes a lot to make a top judge go public, but Munby didn't mince his words. "Whether the underlying causes are to be found in the nature of the contract between the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Courts translation services or whoever and Capita, or in the nature of the contract between Capita and the interpreters it retains, or in the sums paid respectively to Capita and its interpreters, or in an inadequate supply of interpreters (unlikely one might have thought in a language such as Slovak), I do not know. We need to find out." Something for Chris Grayling to crack on with, one would think. Wouldn't like to see him hauled before the beak.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-58995029145394606022014-06-03T18:47:27.771+01:002014-06-03T18:47:27.771+01:00Probation staff are the heroes. Standing up to the...Probation staff are the heroes. Standing up to the bullying tactics of an uncaring and out of touch justice for profit Ministry who cannot see a good thing when it stares them in the face. Probation is still public for now keep fighting! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275446457631971977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-79536757385805643812014-06-03T18:22:35.471+01:002014-06-03T18:22:35.471+01:00Paul Senior = Hero
THANK YOUPaul Senior = Hero<br />THANK YOUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com