tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post7096387786635246431..comments2024-03-28T14:37:09.958+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Doing the Ministry's BiddingJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-51120456744294754002013-10-24T22:34:23.904+01:002013-10-24T22:34:23.904+01:00In the Army, when we scoped someone, they'd be...In the Army, when we scoped someone, they'd be dead five seconds later. Presumably this isn't what they mean by "scoping young adults".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-71008743567066321282013-10-24T08:59:41.367+01:002013-10-24T08:59:41.367+01:00It seemed like a good idea at the time - so I have...It seemed like a good idea at the time - so I have submitted a FOI - and no idea if I will be in bother - but given the way I am feeling of late - made all the more acute by what is going on at Ineos - in Grangemouth, I couldn't give the proverbial rat's arse....FOI for all to see...Like many others I am soon to receive a letter from my current<br />employer asking me to chose who I prefer to work for as of April<br />2014; with a very short due date. Unfortunately, there seems to be<br />little known about the two options, although I am assured the MOJ<br />have a clear understanding, and therefore I would ask for<br />clarification as to exactly what the Probation Officer's role/job<br />description will be within the NPS and the CRC's; including terms<br />and conditions of service. A swift response would be helpful, so as<br />to make an informed choice.<br /><br />Heard Mr Crotty on BBC news this am - if ever a name suited its incumbent, and its all shite, just like Bubb and his cronies!!!!30 years innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-28485489570188872192013-10-23T22:43:10.561+01:002013-10-23T22:43:10.561+01:00Her article is open for comment on the guardian. ...Her article is open for comment on the guardian. Go there and make these comments. <br /><br />Mystic PangolinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-64915525011115016542013-10-23T20:37:08.634+01:002013-10-23T20:37:08.634+01:00man:pigman:pigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-80740793764143697222013-10-23T20:34:26.879+01:002013-10-23T20:34:26.879+01:00"We have also been scoping how young adults (..."We have also been scoping how young adults (18-20 years) are managed and accommodated in custody."<br /><br />Urban Dictionary: "looking at someone, thinking about how fit they are and thinking about being with them, checking them out basicaly." Or perhaps "Looking at through a telescopic sight" - either way, sounds illegal in the context of a YOI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-31241752409645947882013-10-23T20:29:21.677+01:002013-10-23T20:29:21.677+01:00A contributor's comments on Radio 4 PM this af...A contributor's comments on Radio 4 PM this afternoon referred to the fact that we live in "a global world". Eddie Mair could hardly contain himself. <br />And the point is?<br />Ineos at Grangemouth - soon-to-be Ineos at somewhere else. Its a 'global world', and those who straddle that 'global world' are being assisted by neo-liberal governments so they can pick and choose what they want, where they want - at the expense of local populations.<br />My heart goes out to the 800 who lost their jobs today - not least because probation staff may soon be putting themselves on a similar line. Well, 46% will - some might say the remaining 54% are hedging their bets and weakening the integrity of the union. Wright has already publicly boasted about "well prepared contingencies" for strike action.<br /><br />The language of Ineos has that frighteningly familiar ring to it:<br />* We believe INEOS is a refreshing place to work and we are prepared to embrace new approaches to business.<br />* Leveraging existing resources to expand sales<br />* Achievement of cost savings<br />* Extracting the full benefits of a vertically integrated business<br />* Encouragement of innovation, entrepreneurship and reward for achievement<br />* Empowerment of employees to create real value for our customers and ourselves<br /><br />Currently on R4, but will be repeated & available online: <br />Morality and the Bottom Line - Is the social responsibility of business just to increase profits? Very interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-25498849986591330812013-10-23T19:34:19.864+01:002013-10-23T19:34:19.864+01:00"The creatures outside looked from pig to man..."The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which"Obi Wannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-84623181122309845952013-10-23T19:23:01.833+01:002013-10-23T19:23:01.833+01:00Mutuals can't give information regarding terms...Mutuals can't give information regarding terms and conditions for staff. They don't know themselves what sort of deal they may get, who their partners may be or anything else for that matter. <br />They are leaping in with both feet and ultimately hoping that their assistance to implement TR will be recognised by the MoJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-22648852331002761482013-10-23T19:01:43.956+01:002013-10-23T19:01:43.956+01:00mutual most likely to succeed ? Try Northumberland...mutual most likely to succeed ? Try Northumberland or Durham Trusts, both plans well advanced with request to staff that they can only proceed with their support but oh dear we are unable to tell you anything about the mutual we are asking you to support, no terms no conditions just the threat that it is better than nothing.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-88357406446497097802013-10-23T18:41:34.964+01:002013-10-23T18:41:34.964+01:00Bit worrying that the managers are feathering thei...Bit worrying that the managers are feathering their nests. Not surprising though. Co:lude indeedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-62086882601241865392013-10-23T15:20:17.936+01:002013-10-23T15:20:17.936+01:00Tweet from MoJ Press Office
@MoJPress 18 Oct 20...Tweet from MoJ Press Office <br /><br />@MoJPress 18 Oct 2013<br /><br />We have more than enough space in our prisons to hold those sent by the courts – suggestions otherwise are utter rubbish<br /><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /><br />I suggest we mark this date!<br /><br />There is also this about Resettlement Prisons from Russell Webster - in which he barely scratches the surface with the problems that seem so far ignored by this 'transparent government!'<br /><br />http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f3b97d02b5235c9e7c9b3a65b&id=2b3c49ece8<br /><br />Have you seen the list of women's resettlement prisons promised 'later in the summer' on 13th August 2013 - I may well have missed it?<br /><br />http://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/resettlement-prisons<br /><br />Also can you or a commenter describe precisely what activity is involved in 'scoping'? - Thanks.<br /><br />Andrew HattonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53433858850213972712013-10-23T15:02:04.004+01:002013-10-23T15:02:04.004+01:00My thinking may be askew, yet I can't help fee...My thinking may be askew, yet I can't help feel that there is some relationship between the Sarah Billiald press release an the FT reporting that Sercos chances of bidding for TR contracts are actually pretty slim as indicated in the above article cut from the Guardian.<br />The MoJ must by now be up to speed with any developments at Serco. Maybe they even know that Serco won't be allowed to bid already. A big blow to Grayling if it is the case.<br />However, if contracts to be the prime provider are given to other agencies such as co:whatever, then the prime could contract work out to the likes of serco, just to keep them in the frame, give them long enough to tidy things up and for fraud alligations to fade, and then offer them the oppertunity of taking over contracts later on when providers (and many will for various reasons) drop out.<br />If I was a betting man I'd go for Serco being unable to bid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-29411813070963936302013-10-23T14:26:55.181+01:002013-10-23T14:26:55.181+01:00An interesting few paragraphs found in the guardia...An interesting few paragraphs found in the guardian politics section today. It's actually within an article about the immigration vans? But just to affirm that people are watching whats going on, here it is.....<br /><br /> Definitely a worrying time for private-sector juggernaut Serco, with government-inspired investigations under way into fraud allegations. The Financial Times reminds us that we are already halfway through the three-month deadline imposed by justice secretary Chris Grayling for the troubled contractor to sort itself out. Can it do so? Anything is possible. But it's a tough one, according to the experts. Prof Andre Spicer of the Cass Business School tells the FT that nine out of 10 of such "change programmes" in companies fail. There is much to think about, for it's known that fallible employees will do all sorts of things when the atmosphere isn't quite right. And that could lead to mistakes, such as a single offender serving three concurrent sentences ending up as three separate bills to government. It's that sort of concern that makes a secretary of state shake his fist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-9073819559484621952013-10-23T13:40:25.742+01:002013-10-23T13:40:25.742+01:00Similar contradiction from Nick Clegg was highligh...Similar contradiction from Nick Clegg was highlighted yesterday on Twitter - when he spoke at NACRO a few months ago - he and another Lib Dem Home Affairs spokesman said around the time of the centenary exactly the opposite to the justifications he has given for TR this year.<br /><br />Of course we expect no difference from Clegg - he is fairly safe in his constituency in Sheffield - but clearly many LibDem MPs are not safe in their constituencies.<br /><br />How can the 'common man' get a grip our parliamentary processes? <br /><br />We have had an announcement that the Grangemouth petrochemical plant is too close due to the workers not accepting worse terms!!! - just months after the same thing happened at Coryton in Essex - yet do we still need petrol? The market cannot manage everything we need - simple fact - we need another way - NOW.<br /><br />Andrew HattonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-64163893330210503692013-10-23T13:27:03.666+01:002013-10-23T13:27:03.666+01:00Under the plans, all offenders sent to prison woul...Under the plans, all offenders sent to prison would undergo a 12-month period of compulsory supervision after they have been released.Sarah Billiald, from the Probation Chiefs Association, accused Mr Grayling of "dismantling" a "high performing system" on BBC Radio 4's Today programme."Our message is to ask really, why, when you have such a high performing service... it has met all its targets... why would you not build on that success rather than dismantling it later?"Labour claimed that the government have "failed to deliver" on prisoner rehabilitation and are pursuing "untried and untested" plans.<br /><br />From may 9th this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-83462254728830252702013-10-23T13:23:26.691+01:002013-10-23T13:23:26.691+01:00Of course - and Sarah is oh so perfectly qualified...Of course - and Sarah is oh so perfectly qualified to deliver it. I still find it breathtaking she was the official PCA spokesperson only a few months ago - and what a stupid contrived bloody name Co:here Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-46513336059953140832013-10-23T13:09:10.441+01:002013-10-23T13:09:10.441+01:00It's a nailed-on certainty that a 'mutual&...It's a nailed-on certainty that a 'mutual' will win in at least one CPA because the MoJ need it as window dressing to divert attention when G4S, Serco et al pitch up after their mysteriously quickly-obtained clean bills of health come through. But highly unlikely that it'll be in one of the major metropolitan areas, as they'll be too big a prize for the corporate bids. Wouldn't be surprised if Kent, Surrey and Sussex (sorry, Co:here) has already been given a quiet wink and nod.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com