Current news
8 Mar 2010
In a letter to Mark Serwotka, Napo General Secretary Jonathan Ledger sent the best wishes and the solidarity of all Napo members to PCS in their forthcoming dispute. In his letter he said "The changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme which, if implemented will have such a devastating impact... Read more
8 Mar 2010
On Saturday, a Napo delegation attended the Trade Union Co-Ordinating Group (TUCG) Delegate Convention 2010. Moving the Napo motion, General Secretary Jonathan Ledger outlined the threat of privatisation to the Probation and Prison Services. He spoke of the Napo campaign against waste and bureaucracy and the success of the recent... Read more
5 Mar 2010
Representatives from Napo meet with UAF at their Headquarters in central London to discuss joint campaigning in the run up to the General Election and beyond. Tim Wilson, National Chair, and Mike Quinn, National Vice-Chair, outlined Napo’s commitment to anti-fascist campaigning, and our commitment to working with a coalition of... Read more
18 Feb 2010
Last week, Napo released a report, claiming Cafcass is in meltdown as head office costs soar. The report shows that the number of staff working at head office at Cafcass has more than doubled in just four years. At the same time the head office budget has increased more than threefold,... Read more
28 Jan 2010
Last week Tim Wilson, National Chair, and Mike Quinn, National Vice-Chair met with representatives from Hope not Hate in Central London. At this meeting Hope not Hate were able to describe to Tim and Mike their campaigning strategies, and discussions were entered into about how Napo can contribute further to... Read more
25 Jan 2010
TUC Aid is making an appeal to affiliates, union members and to the general public for funds for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The earthquake which struck the island at 21.53 GMT on 12 January 2010 has left a trail of destruction.... Read more
22 Jan 2010
During the adjournment debate, which had been secured by Lord Ramsbotham on 21 January, an impressive list of speakers contributed, raising a broad range of concerns including the effect of the establishment and operation of the National Offender Management Service on Probation, the lack of a Probation voice in policy making in NOMS and... Read more
15 Jan 2010
In a briefing paper for parliamentarians published today Napo, the Probation Union, is calling on the next government to abolish the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and to create separate operational arms for the Prisons and Probation Services. This would mean there would be a head of the Probation Service... Read more
4 Jan 2010
Members of Cohort 10 in Teesside and Durham received an early Christmas present - a permanent contract. In an email from the two Chief Officers, the 17 received the news that they would be taken on pemenantly. The news comes following months of campaigning both locally, regionally and nationally. In October,... Read more
22 Dec 2009
A briefing published today by Napo, the Probation Union, claims that millions are being wasted by the National Offender Management Service because of incompetent maintenance contracts, excessive regional bureaucracy which adds nothing to the frontline, and the hiring of countless unnecessary consultants. Two years ago Probation maintenance contracts were centralised... Read more