On Probation Blog

An attempt to help explain the mysteries and magic that are part and parcel of 'probation'.

Saturday, 30 May 2026

Clueless and Uncaring HMPPS

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NAPO MAG 29/05/2026 Napo Opposes HMPPS Plans to Remove Access to the Workload Measurement Tool Napo has strongly opposed HMPPS plans to with...
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Thursday, 21 May 2026

Probation on TV

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As the Probation Service in England and Wales continues on its outlier path of becoming part of the problem rather than any solution, here...
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Thursday, 30 April 2026

Words Matter

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I watched both speeches and I've read a lot of reflections on them, but I think this is the best so far:- I hadn’t planned on watching K...
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Monday, 27 April 2026

AI is Coming

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For the 28th Annual McWilliams Probation Lecture on 14th July 2026, Professor Melissa Hamilton will speak on 'Artificial Intelligence in...
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Thursday, 16 April 2026

An Explanation

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It goes deeper than probation as a service. What we’re really seeing is the result of society and government failing people earlier and earl...
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Sunday, 12 April 2026

Read All About It 2

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Thanks to the sterling efforts of 'Getafix, our star contributor, we can now read that Daily Telegraph article about the forthcoming boo...
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Saturday, 11 April 2026

Lament for Seasoned Instinctive Judgment

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Thanks go to Ian Gould, another long term blog supporter, for pointing us to the Daily Telegraph again for a strongly-worded piece yesterda...
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Read All About It!

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Oh look what I've spotted, published 16th April! I'm really not sure what to make of this as PO's have a long tradition of keep...
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Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Kind-hearted Probation?

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Yet again our ace contributor 'Getafix was alert to the following article published yesterday in the Daily Telegraph. The pesky paywal...
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Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Tipping Point Already Passed?

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Once again we thank regular contributor 'Getafix for pointing us un the direction of this important contribution to the probation debat...
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Jim Brown
A grumpy, disillusioned, CQSW trained, generic, main grade probation officer based in a small English town. All my contemporaries have either left, retired or been promoted. Newer colleagues simply don't understand the journey I've been on from advise, assist and befriend. (If there is anyone of similar name in the NAPO handbook, it's not me).
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