tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post9034401672096100634..comments2024-03-19T11:00:28.509+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: What To Do About Prison?Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-62837228122040215742016-01-11T05:53:54.561+00:002016-01-11T05:53:54.561+00:00Has anyone heard about other roles such as PO'...Has anyone heard about other roles such as PO's and PSO's? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-79549143767097637422016-01-08T05:58:13.946+00:002016-01-08T05:58:13.946+00:00From facebook:-
"My CRC have gone into consu...From facebook:-<br /><br />"My CRC have gone into consultation with the unions over the new structure and probable job losses. However, they're in full drip feed mode so total numbers not yet known. However corporate services, front line admin and all SPOs have been warned they are in compulsory redundancy mode. They appear to have decided not even to go with VER or voluntary redundancy so the numbers must be shockingly high."<br /><br />(SWM and our twin CRC, DLNR)Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-17203255182524925682016-01-08T05:53:16.615+00:002016-01-08T05:53:16.615+00:00"Letters went to unions earlier this wk but R..."Letters went to unions earlier this wk but RRP are pressing on regardless!!! Business support had their briefing today and were told there will be 50% in redundancies across Staffordshire/West Mids. From 24 down to 12. At the briefing they were told there isn't enough time to offer voluntary redundancy so RRP have gone straight to compulsory based on sickness/disciplinary/ capability. Staff selected will get letters next wk!!! Tomorrow admin find out, Monday SPO's. No word as yet for main grade staff. It's disgraceful."<br /><br />"Just to clarify that was 50% business support! No word on numbers for others such as SPO, main grade as at the briefing this was blacked out!!!"Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-33363898853889440792016-01-08T00:34:24.493+00:002016-01-08T00:34:24.493+00:00Walk out. All of you. Leave the company to sink. S...Walk out. All of you. Leave the company to sink. Sue the company for stress-related illnesses and constructive dismissal on a no win no fee basis if possible and then shout your stories from the rooftops especially when hig profile deaths and sfos occur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-80181824061002693642016-01-08T00:28:57.073+00:002016-01-08T00:28:57.073+00:00There are simply no words of comfort. I hope Karm...There are simply no words of comfort. I hope Karma does exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-52035157759828612712016-01-08T00:23:28.654+00:002016-01-08T00:23:28.654+00:00I just want to cry in uttet despair at this shambo...I just want to cry in uttet despair at this shambolic mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-71211581969089560342016-01-08T00:19:19.830+00:002016-01-08T00:19:19.830+00:00Me too,totally distraught.Do you really think I wi...Me too,totally distraught.Do you really think I will ever put in the effort again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-21584645418751887672016-01-08T00:16:44.002+00:002016-01-08T00:16:44.002+00:00I just want to cry in uttet despair at this shambo...I just want to cry in uttet despair at this shambolic mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-15141687571349693032016-01-07T23:58:01.898+00:002016-01-07T23:58:01.898+00:00So TR has has simply been a means to an end for co...So TR has has simply been a means to an end for constructive dismissal. Promises have not been fulfilled. Total lack of follow through. Can't express the impact of TR on me, but after serious health issues such as cardiac arrest/coma/short term memory problems, I've moved into flexible retirement. Whoopee! As an ex offender, employed by probation for last 16 years, I am appalled and amazed at the way my probation colleagues have been treated by the MOJ. In response to the tears and dismay of colleagues, I can only join in saying that the so called MOJ does indeed have a lot to answer for.David Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803126450017420488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-73832991047814778302016-01-07T21:43:37.778+00:002016-01-07T21:43:37.778+00:00Any details on figures for redundancies as SWM and...Any details on figures for redundancies as SWM and DLNR yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-32811890337287406932016-01-07T21:36:34.541+00:002016-01-07T21:36:34.541+00:00Where are they now?
Antonia Romeo - Antonia has b...Where are they now?<br /><br />Antonia Romeo - Antonia has been Director General of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat (EDS) at the Cabinet Office since February 2015. In this role she coordinates policy advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Antonia is also responsible for the Implementation Unit, which implements the Prime Minister’s top policy priorities across government. Previous roles in government: Director General, Criminal Justice - 2011 to 2015<br /><br />Dame Ursula Brennan DCB is a retired British civil servant and a former Permanent Secretary at the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice where she was also the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery<br /><br />Jeremy Wright is Attourney General<br /><br />Christopher Grayling is Leader of the House<br /><br />Not a single one has been negatively affected by the TRain crash they instigated. Just another instance of collateral damage en route to the next personal &/or professional milestone. The 40% staff losses across the CRCs mean nothing to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-12644581679263309112016-01-07T21:18:25.270+00:002016-01-07T21:18:25.270+00:00From "DoingTime", sometime early 2013:
...From "DoingTime", sometime early 2013:<br /><br />"The timescale to implement the changes is tight. The operating structure of the new national probation service should be scoped by the end of the summer and CPPT staff ‘virtually divided’ into the two structures (according to national guidelines) by February 2014. The final phase between spring and autumn 2014 will see staff transferring to their respective employers and the new contracted providers taking over the CRCs. The MoJ has indicated there will be no compulsory redundancies, but it is expected that there will be a reduction in the numbers of back office staff required. The change programme is scheduled for completion by January 2015."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-46830876670023432492016-01-07T19:48:06.008+00:002016-01-07T19:48:06.008+00:00Some details would be good - contact email on prof...Some details would be good - contact email on profile page. Thanks.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-47308391166311122442016-01-07T19:23:03.378+00:002016-01-07T19:23:03.378+00:00RRP SWM DLNR CRC announced Redundancies today, not...RRP SWM DLNR CRC announced Redundancies today, not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-32180952132005043132016-01-07T18:35:16.555+00:002016-01-07T18:35:16.555+00:00My mouth was watering at this speech. It bears all...My mouth was watering at this speech. It bears all the hall marks of the privatisation programme since the success of wolds. I can't wait. Long overdue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-68815373425549970332016-01-07T15:30:15.369+00:002016-01-07T15:30:15.369+00:00Extract from speech in parliament by Jo Stevens TW...Extract from speech in parliament by Jo Stevens TWO days ago before she was appointed shadow minister for prisons and probation<br /><br />" At a time when the prison population continues to grow and the fragmentation of the probation service, post-privatisation, is seeing some private providers cutting jobs in probation by more than 40%, the rehabilitation of ex-offenders is more important than ever, and the pressure on charities working in this strand of the sector will be increasing all the time. Rehabilitation and reducing re-offending rates must remain a priority for the Government, and the work that charities such as the Prison Reform Trust and Unlock do—alongside incredibly hard-working and committed probation practitioners, who are under enormous pressure—is critical to this. Those charities have expressed concern about the waiver process and the impact it will have. I share many of those concerns.<br /><br />As the Secretary of State for Justice has stated, we should not judge individuals by the worst moment in their lives. Instead of seeking to narrow opportunities for ex-offenders to reintegrate and contribute to society, we should be supporting their efforts to contribute to civil society, both through paid employment in the voluntary sector and as volunteers. The Committee may know that many charities that work to rehabilitate people with criminal records employ ex-offenders, either as trustees or, as my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar has pointed out, in senior management positions, because at the heart of the voluntary sector is the principle of working with service users, rather than doing things to them. This is no less important with people in the criminal justice system than with any other group. Any unnecessary barriers to the recruitment of people with convictions as trustees or into senior positions is, perhaps understandably, seen by charities working in this sector as a direct threat to their core mission."<br /><br />http://www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/2015-16/Charities_%28Protection_and_Social_Investment%29_Bill/03-0_2016-01-05a.3.0#g3.6Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-54756566457493424302016-01-07T13:18:22.729+00:002016-01-07T13:18:22.729+00:00I agree with that - I had two in prison probation ...I agree with that - I had two in prison probation jobs and it seems to me that for most, it is an overall negative experience from which they need to recover on release.<br /><br />Sadly I have heard a report of another suicide at Chelmsford Prison and an interview from a mother who warned the authorities - unspecified - he would attempt it.<br /><br />It reminded me of my visits to the constant supervision ward in the Hospital wing of the Local prison I worked in. It was absolutely horrible - Yet it kept some alive - which is perhaps at least an achievement.<br /><br />Probation had a very small effect and external probation folk found it very difficult to visit, that was years before the TR split.<br /><br />It is beyond sad and regrettable that our Government structure and processes seem to disregard professional experience for political expediency - it will need a real shift of attitude to change such ingrained behaviours = I am pessimistic about the country voting for a Corbyn type Government because those with the power and most influence will scare most folk.<br /><br />Maybe more social calamity is needed on a larger scale than was experienced after the 2007 Banking Crash or level of unemployment - about three million = experienced in the fairly early years of the Thatcher GovernmentAndrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-59090757454272214922016-01-07T12:18:53.327+00:002016-01-07T12:18:53.327+00:00Brilliant Blog Jim. I remain concerned that Grove&...Brilliant Blog Jim. I remain concerned that Grove' approach while a welcomed respite from what went before is pretty superficial and avoids the fundermental issues. During my working life I worked in prisons on secondments for a total of nine years both in a "therapeutic " prison (HMP Grendon) and a standard cat B local and trainer. I came to the conclusion that prison is not a neutral experience, it either makes people' situation and behaviour worse or better and that most regimes have their work cut out to limit the damage rather than actually have a positive impact. However good an institutional regime it can only have a limited impact on people in terms of "rehabilitation" the challenges are all when they are discharged. That's were all our investment and efforts should be focused on but never will because of NOMs prison centric centralisation. Can we ever change direction to ensure local communities lead radical change.Maxine Myatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833919406001612766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-89475806643611473212016-01-07T12:03:55.482+00:002016-01-07T12:03:55.482+00:00Gove announcement . Peter clark former met counter...Gove announcement . Peter clark former met counter terrorism chief made inspector of prisons and dame glenys stacey ofqual made chief inspector of probationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-16449551732628446152016-01-07T10:20:36.943+00:002016-01-07T10:20:36.943+00:00Yesterday Norman Lamb MP introduced a Bill into pa...Yesterday Norman Lamb MP introduced a Bill into parliament about establishing a commission to enquire into mental health in many ways. Something similar is needed for Criminal Justice.<br /><br />I wonder if there was anything significant said about Probation at last night's Justice Alliance Meeting at Conway Hall, London. I saw Jeremy Corbyn did speak and believe the main issue was restoring Legal Aid. Ian Lawrence was due to speak. There was a Twitter flurry which I have not studied and I hope eventually to read a substantive write up about the event.Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-72391088116003601572016-01-07T09:48:23.052+00:002016-01-07T09:48:23.052+00:00A strong structural analysis of the criminological...A strong structural analysis of the criminological practices is long overdue. The reality of the 'continuities' of penal ideology suggests you have to be a wild optimist to think much real change is likely - without the type of real transformations needed in the use of imprisonment and in creating a fairer society. As the prison population has doubled in the past twenty years, an enlightened and progressive penal ideology seems more distant than ever.Netnippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-69792622271477059322016-01-07T09:04:44.380+00:002016-01-07T09:04:44.380+00:00Instead of running away from ex prisoners as if cr...Instead of running away from ex prisoners as if criminality is catching employing them to help run the system thereby providing meaningful employment as well as employing those who have first hand knowledge of prison and what is wrong with the current system. The system really wouldn't be that difficult to fix, it's just those in charge simply don't have the skills and knowledge to sort out the problems because they've never been a service user.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com