On Probation Blog

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

Friday, 7 January 2022

Heart Felt

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I notice this was written at 02.06 this morning and in my view deserves highlighting:- Unfortunately I am one of those experienced probatio...
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Thursday, 30 December 2021

Happy New Year 2022

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End of year message from Amy Rees Reflecting back on 2021, I am sure many of you would agree it has felt somewhat like a rollercoaster of a...
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Saturday, 18 December 2021

Calling All Aspiring Probation Leaders!

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The MoJ have a cunning new plan  to cement their control over the Probation Service and change its culture from the top, rather than the tra...
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Thursday, 16 December 2021

The IPP Disgrace

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Probation Officers have long known about the disgraceful IPP situation and the subject has been discussed on several occasions, such as here...
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Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Hey People - Results Are In!

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Dear all Thank you to the 40,000 of you who shared your views in the 2021 People Survey. These survey results are crucial to help us underst...
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Sunday, 5 December 2021

Don't Tell Tory Voters!

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Oh look, the government are about to launch a new drug policy, accepting it's a health condition not a criminal justice problem, but rea...
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Saturday, 4 December 2021

A Sobering Tale

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Something very interesting happened a few weeks ago. By quirk of historical events, I'm a shareholder of a fairly large regional housing...
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Friday, 3 December 2021

CJS and Mental Health

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Last month a major report  was published on mental health issues people had whilst moving through the criminal justice system. No agency cam...
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Sunday, 28 November 2021

I Was There - Were You?

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Hidden away in the dark recesses of the internet and only recently come to light thanks to a Facebook group, here we have a bit of Napo nost...
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Friday, 26 November 2021

Latest From Napo 229

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Email to members this afternoon:- PROBATION PAY UPDATE Unions reject final 2021/2022 pay offer Members to be asked to endorse a Trade Disput...
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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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