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I note Napo's Acting Chair has written to all members and takes the helm at a testing time to put it mildly. It's all well and good ...

Despite the recently published HMPPS propaganda , there is widespread evidence that the probation workplace has become an increasingly toxic...

Thanks 'Getafix for reminding us to look at the latest update  from HMPPS HQ and contrary to popular belief, it's all bloody wonderf...

I notice that the 'i' newspaper has picked up on the impending disaster for a probation service already broken. This  from yesterday...

I notice that former prisoner and campaigner David Shipley  has been interviewed for British Thought Leaders  on the subject of our prison s...

Poverty Wages For the second year in a row, the woeful 3 year Probation Service pay deal is about to be overtaken and eroded by increases i...

Perspectives on an Inspection In 2022 the dreaded phone call came from my manager. They told me that a difficult year was about to get a lo...

In trying to continue the recent theme and finding myself trawling through back numbers, I came across this contribution from last year:-   ...

Probation - what's the point? I’ve just completed 27 months of probation supervision following my release from prison, and I don’t reall...

It's been some time since I've said much about Napo and that's for a variety of reasons. I didn't attend the AGM and confere...