tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post8344411031096617767..comments2024-03-29T11:18:07.045+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Empire BuildingJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-25206296830172629492015-01-22T20:53:46.937+00:002015-01-22T20:53:46.937+00:00Yes - since early 1970s & Seebohm Report when ...Yes - since early 1970s & Seebohm Report when there was a strong campaign in England and Wales for Probation to remain Independent.<br /><br />However, I do not know enough about Scotland to really comment, though I suspect all LAs are unitary. Are probation orders still a non sentence in Scotland as they were in E & W before 1991 CJA and is the automatic early release on licence (ACR) or is it necessary for prisoner to apply for parole?Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-7587540834935273092015-01-22T19:28:34.851+00:002015-01-22T19:28:34.851+00:00make the argument?: Try Scotland.
Mick blackburnmake the argument?: Try Scotland.<br />Mick blackburnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10432615171670357582015-01-22T11:28:34.878+00:002015-01-22T11:28:34.878+00:00Make sure you request this in writing, or you migh...Make sure you request this in writing, or you might not receive it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-30918667989411745502015-01-22T08:27:52.943+00:002015-01-22T08:27:52.943+00:00Criminal trials could collapse because of a potent...Criminal trials could collapse because of a potential failure to supply courts with DNA and scientific evidence following spending cuts and the Government’s troubled privatisation of forensic science services, a new report by the spending watchdog reveals today.<br /><br />Spending on costly forensic examinations has been cut by more than £20m in the past two years and experts warned of possible miscarriages of justice as police save money by carrying out work within their own laboratories.<br /><br />The research was ordered because of concerns about the closure of the independent state-run Forensic Science Service (FSS) in 2012 amid multimillion-pound annual losses and a series of blunders, which has moved the burden of testing on to police forces and the private sector. But cuts in spending on forensic science have prompted concerns that a major player in the market could pull out and spark a crisis within the criminal justice system, the National Audit Office (NAO) report said.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19685344499105560092015-01-22T00:04:40.971+00:002015-01-22T00:04:40.971+00:00What's the deal with backdated pay rises? (I w...What's the deal with backdated pay rises? (I wasn't at the top of my scale, but quit about a month ago - should I expect a cheque covering the period I was there?). Not sure I'd be exactly missing a fortune, but on the other hand it might buy the missus a bunch of flowers or something :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-35453877937317373792015-01-21T22:55:12.248+00:002015-01-21T22:55:12.248+00:00Also, you can scroll down the right hand column of...Also, you can scroll down the right hand column of the Blog until you get to 'Archives' , click onto 'December 2014' and open Jim's Christmas Greetings blog, on 23rd Dec, (the last one before the new year) and scroll down the comments until you come to 30th Dec at 12 21, and the commenter lists the pay scales for PSO's and PO's as from 1/4/11, the last pay rise, which is what the scales appear to have been ever since until this latest announcement of one incremental rise back-dated to June, unless you are on top of the pay scale and you get nowt. <br /><br />Good luck with grievance.MLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10099882423958766312015-01-21T22:44:47.202+00:002015-01-21T22:44:47.202+00:00Now you are talking my language - but first is nee...Now you are talking my language - but first is needed a major local government reorganisation so that we have unitary authorities throughout England and Wales, with an ability to raise & spend whatever money the electors will allow so they are far more than effectively a branch of central government. There also needs to be electoral reform.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-63529728390257776632015-01-21T21:34:04.884+00:002015-01-21T21:34:04.884+00:00Google search for 2014 NNC Probation Service Natio...Google search for 2014 NNC Probation Service National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service. Alternatively go to www.probationassociation.co.uk and it should be on there. If that fails, I am pretty sure it is on Epic if you have access to that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-51738872959635818332015-01-21T20:39:57.223+00:002015-01-21T20:39:57.223+00:00Can anyone point me in the direction of the probat...Can anyone point me in the direction of the probation pay scales document? I can't find a copy on our system anywhere and I need to reference it as part of a grievance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-74177417438915703232015-01-21T19:27:16.704+00:002015-01-21T19:27:16.704+00:00Under this Gov LAs have taken the brunt of cuts to...Under this Gov LAs have taken the brunt of cuts to protect the coalition . Another approach would be to shrink the expensive centralised structures and devolve budgets to what ever local level would work best. Colin Talbot Prof Goverment Manchester Univ argues many services could be better delivered this way Maxine Myatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833919406001612766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-62882862787748878332015-01-21T18:29:36.055+00:002015-01-21T18:29:36.055+00:00He's a Vile, bitter man who holds grudges - no...He's a Vile, bitter man who holds grudges - not a single acknowledgement that a probation service ever existed, let alone that he murdered it and got his minions to Distribute & bury the bodyparts all over the globe.<br /><br />Lets hope he's consumed by his own vitriol, that he drowns in his own bile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19427883619434114802015-01-21T17:19:50.163+00:002015-01-21T17:19:50.163+00:00In the same article he also describes himself as a...In the same article he also describes himself as a 'eurosceptic, right wing conservative' and a 'right wing, Thatcherite conservative.' <br />...Consistent as ever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-22886969181832684762015-01-21T16:32:32.726+00:002015-01-21T16:32:32.726+00:00ConHome: “So you would call yourself a compassiona...ConHome: “So you would call yourself a compassionate Conservative.”<br /><br />Grayling: “Yes.”<br /><br />Ha, he has no idea, what a gob shite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-33652956106150107442015-01-21T16:29:14.690+00:002015-01-21T16:29:14.690+00:00http://www.londoncrc.org.uk/careers/day-in-the-lif...http://www.londoncrc.org.uk/careers/day-in-the-life-of-a-senior-probation-officer/<br /><br />This should be much of a problem any more when they make SPO's redundant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-50849457808386809852015-01-21T16:27:37.367+00:002015-01-21T16:27:37.367+00:00http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/letters/letters-...http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/letters/letters-to-the-editor-probation-reforms-are-too-risky-9991225.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-35696339422815845222015-01-21T15:55:38.800+00:002015-01-21T15:55:38.800+00:00http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/...http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/01/interview-grayling-as-lord-chancellor-its-an-advantage-not-being-a-lawyer.html<br /><br />ConHome have run an interview with Grayling today, and his comments on probation are, as per usual, breathtaking, under the 'Rehabilitation' section of the interview. Even the interviewer seems a bit startled!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-83405042965262707792015-01-21T13:52:28.111+00:002015-01-21T13:52:28.111+00:00Make the argument - In Essex the LAs are under-res...Make the argument - In Essex the LAs are under-resourced and a shamblesAndrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-68470138069526334982015-01-21T13:23:12.713+00:002015-01-21T13:23:12.713+00:00I know it's naughty, but the fathers4justice p...I know it's naughty, but the fathers4justice protester that climbed on Graylings roof eas in court today.<br />Grayling was claiming £400 worth of damage had been caused.<br />I can't help laughing when the magistrate awarded him twenty quid!!<br />Still, I guess expenses will cover the rest.<br /><br /> http://m.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11739073.Judge_rules_rooftop_protester_DID_damage_Justice_Secretary_Chris_Grayling_s_roof/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-23004263306560038382015-01-21T11:46:32.813+00:002015-01-21T11:46:32.813+00:00anyone remember this from Sunday School - 'the...anyone remember this from Sunday School - 'the foolish man built his house upon the sand' reminds me so much of GraylingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-24932556968395668042015-01-21T11:03:31.280+00:002015-01-21T11:03:31.280+00:00Insiders suggest that the SOS is a busted flush no...Insiders suggest that the SOS is a busted flush now and has done his bit-time to clean his hands of the whole sorry mess and move on to pastures new-what better than to blame local authorities for the shambles that is already here but about to get a whole lot worse......justice will be reinvested alright but only into the bottomless the pockets of the multi nationalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-75922340531678397902015-01-21T10:23:44.154+00:002015-01-21T10:23:44.154+00:00There is a strong argument for devolving CJ servic...There is a strong argument for devolving CJ services to Local Authorities provided prison budgets and management are also devolved (apart from a small high security national estate ) if one Authority held all the CJ budgets and also had responsibility for key strategy,policy and services that support rehabilitation we would have a fighting chance of running a balanced CJ system and make much better use of public money. remember the promising results of Justice Reinvested !!Maxinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-24917395191698629772015-01-21T09:55:38.119+00:002015-01-21T09:55:38.119+00:00Empire building is not always a bad thing. But if ...Empire building is not always a bad thing. But if you don't get the foundations right first, it soon all falls apart, leaving devestation and a very expensive mess, and putting you at the mercy of those that won't clean it up until you give them what they want.<br /><br /> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/privatisation-of-forensic-services-a-threat-to-justice-and-putting-the-work-in-police-hands-would-be-disastrous-warn-experts-9991356.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-39787879747763885242015-01-21T09:16:07.369+00:002015-01-21T09:16:07.369+00:00Interesting interview in Conservative Home with Gr...Interesting interview in Conservative Home with Grayling here. It's a little lengthy, but it may be worth noting some of what he says for future reference.<br /><br /> http://www.conservativehome.com/interviews-5/2015/01/interview-grayling-as-lord-chancellor-its-an-advantage-not-being-a-lawyer.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com