On Probation Blog

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

Friday, 19 August 2022

A Worthwhile Read

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As distraction from the current farce called 'Probation Day', and I can't help but notice Napo are ignoring it this year (only i...
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Thursday, 18 August 2022

Bread and Circuses 2

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And lo, the diversionary nonsense starts!  (Edited to disguise region) Probation Day Activity Calendar All are welcome to join local activi...
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Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Guest Blog 86

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Belonging I don’t belong to the Probation Service. I used to, I want to, but the thing I belonged to is fading, and possibly gone. The Pro...
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Saturday, 6 August 2022

Probation to Disappear

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Call me a cynic, but the Napo leadership must have woken up to the fact that the Eastbourne AGM is fast approaching and the membership will ...
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Thursday, 4 August 2022

A Smart Future

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Never mind all this 'Probation Day' nonsense, here's the big HMPPS news, a lovely new, high tech, carbon neutral, job-creating, ...
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Monday, 1 August 2022

Bread and Circuses

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Given the current staffing crisis, I'm not at all sure how this will go down amongst the ranks, but since when was senior management kno...
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Sunday, 31 July 2022

An Existential Battle

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If you work in probation you will be very familiar with the court process and almost certainly the legal profession in the shape of solicito...
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Predictable, Populist, Confused

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Does this sound familiar? "But the solutions proposed are politically driven catchphrase-based policy making" It's a statement...
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Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Madness 7

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That  letter  reported by the Guardian on Saturday:- Dominic Raab Secretary of State for Justice By E-mail 19th July 2022 Dear Secretary of ...
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Friday, 22 July 2022

Madness 6

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I notice  that the Prison Reform Trust is engaging  robustly with the new minister over the parole changes:- The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP  Mi...
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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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