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<title>Napo Centenary Conference - Further Details</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/154</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Further details for Napo's Centenary Conference (Innovation in Probation Practice: Past, Present and Future), have now been published - please click here to view them. ]]></description>
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<title>Women in Napo Survey</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/153</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Women in Napo has recently launched a three year strategy to improve women&#8217;s representation in Napo leadership and decision-making. We believe that this will help the union to serve you &#8211; women members &#8211; better. As part of our fact finding and to help us develop the strategy, we are... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation Pay Ratification Results</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/152</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the ratification process, the Probation Pay Offer 2011-2012 has been accepted by members. Please click on the link below for details: Probation Pay Ratification Results&#160; ]]></description>
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<title>Napo and Minister to feature at Conference on Reducing Reoffending - 22nd February 2012 (special rates for Napo members)</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/151</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Policing and Justice Conference 2012 in London will include Probation and Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt and Napo Assistant General Secretary Ian Lawrence and a range of other speakers. It&#160; will address key issues affecting the Probation service such as; Integrated Offender Management, Professional Development for Probation staff, linking up... ]]></description>
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<title>Breakthrough in LGPS Pensions negotiations</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/150</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ian Lawrence reports&#8230;.Following the tremendously successful day of action on November 30th, LGPS unions and Local Government Employer Representatives have reached a joint agreement on the principles and timetable for discussions on the future of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS in England and Wales). All parties have accepted that... ]]></description>
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<title>Criminal Justice System fails to deal with stalkers - Napo warns</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/149</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A study of 80 perpetrators of stalking published&#160;last month&#160;by Napo the Family Court and Probation Union shows that the reported failure of the criminal justice system to intervene early and deal with stalking means that the behaviour will escalate and result in criminal damage, sexual assault, violence and even homicide.&#160;... ]]></description>
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<title>Parole delays are leading to chaos for MOJ warns Napo</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/148</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of prisoners in local jails in England and Wales are remaining inside well beyond their release date because there are insufficient resources to process case files at the Parole Board and Ministry of Justice.&#160; Further delay and postponement is caused by paperwork and faxes being routinely lost or misplaced.... ]]></description>
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<title>BREAKTHROUGH IN PENSIONS NEGOTIATIONS BUT THE DISPUTE IS NOT OVER YET</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/146</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Last nights dramatic meeting at the TUC Public Services Liaison Group (PSLG) considered the outcomes of the latest negotiations in each of the four major public sector pension schemes (Local Government, Health, Teachers and Civil Service).Whilst there was not total unity on the position that was reached following a long... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation Pay Bulletin</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/145</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Download the Probation Pay&#160;bulletin below. It&#160;provides information about the offer received from the national employers following prolonged and intense negotiations. The formal offer is also attached&#160;to this bulletin as are the revised pay bands. The Probation Negotiating Committee is recommending that members accept this offer as the best that will... ]]></description>
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<title>Abuse of process – dramatic extent of stalking in the family courts</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/144</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A dossier of 33 cases published&#160;on 4 December&#160;by Napo and PAS exposes shocking use by convicted murders, rapists and stalkers of family and civil court processes to continue to cause fear and alarm to their victims.&#160; The briefing details cases of a convicted sex offender applying to the family courts... ]]></description>
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<title>Photos of the N30 Pensions Strike</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/143</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Photos from Napo members around the country of the N30 Pensions Strike can be found here - click this link to see them. ]]></description>
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<title>TOMORROWS ACTION - WHY IT IS BEING TAKEN</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/142</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The TUC have helpfully issued a comprehensive briefing pack (see link below) which will be of considerable help to Napo activists who are in contact with the local media before, during and after the day of action on 30th November and may also be useful in answering enquiries from members.... ]]></description>
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<title>GS message to members regarding the Pensions Day of Action - November 30th</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/141</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Dear Colleague, Pensions day of action - November 30th I am writing to all branches and members to express my personal thanks for the support that you have shown for our campaign against the Government&#8217;s plans to erode pension entitlements. This Wednesday, N30, Napo will be taking national strike action... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Bulletin No 5</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/140</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Pensions Bulletin No 5 - PDF Pensions Bulletin No 5 - WORD ]]></description>
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<title>Exemptions from industrial action</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/139</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Please find below link to N24/2011&#160;- Exemptions from industrial action Exemptions from industrial action ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Questions &#x26; Answers Circular regarding Pensions Strike</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/138</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Please find below link to N23/2011 - Questions&#160;+ Answers Circular Pensions Strike.&#160; Questions + Answer Circular re Pensions Strike ]]></description>
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<title>Sun editor pay mystery deepens</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/137</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As is customary whenever Trade Unions enter into industrial action The Sun has stepped up its campaign against trade union leaders. Over the last week a series of articles have appeared in the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Scottish Sun and the Daily Telegraph detailing the pay, and lately,... ]]></description>
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<title>IT Systems Failures</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/136</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/136</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Are IT problems causing you to lose work? Napo strongly encourages you to send your manager the report from this link: http://www.napo.org.uk/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=1149&#160;in addition to anything you may have already done with your Helpdesk. Napo is working closely with NOMS via the IT Forum to improve IT contract compliance at a... ]]></description>
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<title>Let's Work Together</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/135</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ "Let's Work Together" by The Workers' (featuring three Napo Activists), is now available to download.&#160; For details and to watch the accompanying video, please click here. ]]></description>
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<title>Picket Guidance for 30th November</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/134</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Please find below picket guidance as well as the dti picketing legislation. Picket Guidance Picketing legislation dti ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Campaign - Napo members bid for chart success - your support is needed!</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/133</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/133</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ian Lawrence reports... The TUC has brought together a group of public sector staff as 'The Workers', to re-record the classic song Let&#8217;s Work Together as a charity track to tie in with the ongoing pensions campaign. The track and an accompanying video celebrates everything that is good about the... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Ballot Result</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/132</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Branch Circular with the Pensions Ballot Result for download below. Pensions ballot result ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Campaign - The Video</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/131</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The TUC today launched a short video summarising what the Pensions Campaign is all about in the words of a number of public service workers. Tanya Cockerill (Napo West Yorkshire) joins with Nurses, Teachers, Civil Servants and Local Government staff to explain why the Governments plans for public service pensions... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Bulletin No 4</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/130</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Pensions Bulletin No 4 - PDF Pensions Bulletin No 4 - WORD ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Bulletin No 3</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/127</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Pensions Bulletin No 3 - PDF Pensions Bulletin No 3 - WORD &#160; ]]></description>
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<title>Government Statement on Public Sector Pensions</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/126</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/126</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Treasury Minister Danny Alexander made a statement to Parliament today outlining the response on Cost Ceilings that has been made by the Government to the TUC in the current negotiations on future public service pension provision. The statement as well as the Parliamentary debate which followed, has been&#160; considered by... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions bulletin No 2</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/129</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/129</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Pensions Bulletin No 2 - PDF Pensions Bulletin No 2 - WORD ]]></description>
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<title>Public service pension changes calculator. What do you stand to lose?</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/125</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/125</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As unions prepare for the day of action on pensions justice called for 30th November, the TUC has made an interactive calculator, to help public service workers see how what's being proposed will affect their pensions. Workers paying into public service pensions will have to pay more, and work longer... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo 'Pensionwatch' - MPs' pensions to be run by expenses watchdog </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/124</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/124</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ While negotiations continue between the TUC and Government over future Public Service pension provision, MPs yesterday approved plans to have their pension schemes run independently by the expenses body Ipsa. Plans to give Ipsa responsibility for MPs' pensions - as well as their pay and expenses - were agreed under... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Bulletin No 1</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/123</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/123</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ AGM agrees pensions dispute Pensions Bulletin No 1 - PDF Pensions Bulletin No 1 - WORD TUC website with information: www.pensionsjustice.org.uk ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Sponsors Performance of Award-Winning Paul Robeson Play </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/122</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/122</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo has given financial backing to a series of performances of Call Mr. Robeson, an award-winning play about the African American singer, actor, Civil Rights activist and trade union supporter, Paul Robeson. It runs at The Unicorn Theatre, London from 18 &#8211; 23 October as part of a UK Black... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Launches Campaign of resistance to privatisation and cuts</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/121</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/121</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &#160;Napo the Probation Trade Union today launches a major campaign at its 99th Annual General Meeting and Conference &#160;to fight the Conservative led government&#8217;s plans to impose cuts and privatisation on the service.&#160; &#160;In a briefing Napo argues that the experience of privatisation so far for Probation has been a... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions - preparing for action - special bulletin </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/120</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As previously reported in BR53/2011, members will by now be aware that a number of Trade Unions have signalled their intention to organise ballots seeking Industrial Action in defence of public sector pension provision. A coordinated, starting day of action has been proposed for the 30th November. This special bulletin... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo and Benenden Healthcare working in partnership</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/119</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/119</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The 2011 Napo AGM in Eastbourne will see the formal launch of the new partnership arrangements between Napo and a number of new service providers which include The Beneneden Healthcare Society (click here for details).&#160;Benenden is a mutual (not for private profit) healthcare society who offer membership to all Napo... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation Pay negotiations update</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/118</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/118</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I am writing to bring branches and members up to date with the negotiations on pay. During this month a report has been provided to the NEC, the Probation Negotiating Committee met to consider the latest developments, and a meeting of the National Negotiating Council took place earlier this week.... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions - Preparing for action!</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/117</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/117</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As you are probably aware the TUC Congress, meeting in London last week, unanimously passed a composite resolution condemning the attacks on public sector pensions by the Government and pledging support to those unions taking industrial action in defence of members&#8217; pensions. The resolution can be found below and provides... ]]></description>
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<title>Sentencing Bill: crime and prison numbers set to soar as standards are diluted and privatisation is introduced warns Napo</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/116</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/116</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ In June the government published its first criminal justice Bill &#8211; &#8220;Legal Aid, Sentencing and the Punishment of Offenders&#8221;.&#160; It follows on from a Green Paper that was issued by the Coalition in December 2010.&#160; The Bill reaches Committee Stage this week. Controversially the Bill abolishes the presumption that offender... ]]></description>
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<title>March for the Alternative: The resistance continues!</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/114</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/114</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ After the hugely successful March for the Alternative demonstration earlier this year, the campaign continues to organise resistance and put forward an alternative to the Coalition Governments disastrous policies of pay freezes, cuts and attack on public services that are producing rising unemployment, cuts in living standards and stagnation in... ]]></description>
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<title>Justice Committee Report on Probation Service Published</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/113</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/113</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Following yesterday&#8217;s publication of the Justice Select Committee report, here is the link to it: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmjust/519/51902.htm &#160; The report contains many references to evidence given by Napo in written submissions and oral evidence. Napo has welcomed many of the issues highlighted in the report including: &#160; &#183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The call for... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo to launch revised members benefits portfolio</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/112</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/112</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Following the decision of the National Executive Committee to endorse the recommendations of the Membership Services Review undertaken by Keith Stokeld and Ian Lawrence, Napo will be launching a new range of services to members over the coming weeks. These will include Endsleigh Insurance and Financial Services, Simpson Millar complimentary... ]]></description>
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<title>The future shape of the Probation Service - government sell-off</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/111</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/111</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ BR 44/2011&#160; 12th July 2011 Dear Colleague, &#160; "The future shape of the Probation Service" - government sell-off &#160; I am contacting you&#160;with an immediate response to the notification which was sent out earlier today to Probation Trust Chief Executives, to the effect that the government intends to put out... ]]></description>
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<title>Criminal Justice in Meltdown Rally &#x26; Lobby 6th July 2011</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/110</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/110</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A&#160;successful rally and lobby was held on Wednesday 6th July to launch the joint union campaigning against the cuts and privatisation involving Napo, PCS, POA and&#160;the Police Federation and other affected organisations within the Justice sector. Press release: Justice in Meltdown warn unions and Police Federation doc 18 MPs attended... ]]></description>
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<title>Privatisation and Probation – Problematic and flawed warns Napo</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/109</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/109</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The government clearly wishes to privatise unpaid work and hostels and look at the feasibility of putting out to tender probation programmes and even an entire probation trust.&#160; The Probation Service is also facing unprecedented cuts as a consequence of the government&#8217;s U turn on sentencing reform.&#160; The government says... ]]></description>
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<title>Pensions Strike 30th June 2011</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/108</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ PCS members and members of three education unions (NUT, ATL, and UCU) will be taking strike action next week. This follows ballots for industrial action relating to changes to pension rules and contributions and, in the case of PCS, the fight against cuts to pay and jobs. Napo has expressed... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation Programme cuts will lead to a sharp rise in reoffending</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/107</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The government&#8217;s plans to cut successful Probation Programmes is bound to lead to more reoffending according to a briefing published today by Napo the Probation Union.&#160; It will also lead to greater use of custody. Curtailment of Programmes is counterproductive as independent research shows that participation in them leads to... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo warning over London Probaton Unpaid Work privatisation plans </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/106</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Unpaid Work, or community service as it used to be known, is to be privatised this year in the whole of the Greater London area.&#160; Three companies, Serco, Sodexo and Mitie, have been approved by the Ministry of Justice for tendering purposes.&#160; This will be the first probation task to... ]]></description>
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<title>FAMILY COURT SECTION MEMBERS SHOW NO CONFIDENCE IN CAFCASS MANAGEMENT</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/104</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 09:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo&#8217;s Family Court Section members have given a resounding response to the indicative ballot on the current workloads dispute.The turnout was an impressively high 62% of which 94% of Napo members answered &#8216;yes&#8217; to the question as to whether they would be prepared to take industrial action if the dispute... ]]></description>
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<title>Prison Sentences - the need for the introduction of discretion</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/103</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ In a briefing published today, Napo the probation union reveals that large numbers of prisoners are being released automatically after having completing 50% of their sentence, despite serious risk of harm to the public and of reoffending. The law was changed in April 2005 so that all offenders sentenced to... ]]></description>
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<title>URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON EXTENSION OF CURRENT FCS INDICATIVE BALLOT TO THURSDAY 14TH APRIL</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/101</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ INDICATIVE BALLOT NOW EXTENDED TO THURSDAY 14TH APRIL 2011 Unfortunately it has become apparent that a significant number of our Family Court Section members have reported that they have not received their indicative ballot papers in connection with the workload dispute, despite these having been despatched on time by the... ]]></description>
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<title>NAPO FCS MEMBERS BEING BALLOTED</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/100</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo this week launched an indicative ballot of all its Family Court Section members working within Cafcass, asking them to indicate their willingness to take industrial action including strike action over workloads in the event that a further statutory ballot becomes necessary.The attached edition of Napo Family Court News provides... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation maintenance contracts - centralised chaos</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/99</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ For the last six years facilities management tasks such as catering, the purchase of food, maintenance and cleaning of probation premises have been privatised and centralised.&#160; The arrangements have been chaotic and very expensive, with at least &#163;15 million being spent over the last five years employing staff to liaise... ]]></description>
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<title>Study of unpaid work schemes supports Napo's arguement that privatisation is likely to increase reoffending</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/98</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The government is intending to put out to competitive tender unpaid work, formerly known as community service.&#160; It believes the private sector will increase efficiency and public confidence in the 35 year old scheme.&#160; Three private companies, Mitie, Serco and Sodexo Justice Services, have been approved by the Ministry of... ]]></description>
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<title>Hutton Review: Pay more, work longer, get less. </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/97</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ian Lawrence Assistant General Secretary reports:Lord Hutton has today published the findings of his review into Public Sector Pensions and as widely expected, has said that public sector pensions should no longer be related to final salaries and that by 2015 pensions should be related to average salaries over a... ]]></description>
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<title>Green Paper response</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/96</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &#160; For Napo's response to the Government Green Paper, &#8216;Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders&#8217;, please click on the link below. It is a detailed response reflecting the significance of the Paper&#8217;s proposals for the future of community sentences. There is strong criticism of the plans... ]]></description>
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<title>New Survey Reveals Stress Levels at Work Soar as Job Cuts and Economic Crisis Hit</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/95</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/95</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A new survey undertaken by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group (TUCG) has revealed that stress levels at work have soared over the last year as job cuts hit. Results show that: &#160;* As a result of worsening conditions at work over 1 in 4 workers are more stressed now than... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation Hostels – high risk of privatisation</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/94</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &#160; Probation hostels in England and Wales now house almost exclusively high risk sexual and violent former prisoners.&#160;A survey by Napo profiling 455 convicted offenders currently resident in hostels finds that over 80% are deemed high or very high risk to the public and that 88% are being monitored by... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo involved in widespread campaign against Pension detriment</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/93</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo has made two submissions to the Independent Review into Public Sector Pensions being undertaken by Lord Hutton.&#160; Click on the two links below to see the submissions. Napo SUBMISSION TO THE HUTTON COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS FINAL.doc Napo supplementary submission to the Hutton Review Dec 10 FINAL.doc &#160;... ]]></description>
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<title>Hope Not Hate Campaign for Responsible Reporting</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/92</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hope Not Hate is launching a campaign for responsible journalism aimed at identifying newspapers and broadcasters who whip up fear and mistrust against Muslim communities by the way the portray them negatively and inaccurately. Find out more about it and what you can do to help on the Napo Against... ]]></description>
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<title>Getting started with your branch blog</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/91</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A guide is now available on the Branch Blogs page which explains how you can get started with your branch blog.&#160; Click here to visit the Branch Blogs page now and view the guide. ]]></description>
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<title>Unite Against Fascism and Love Music Hate Racism march and carnival Saturday 6 November</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/90</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Say no to racism, fascism and Islamaphobia! Join the march on Saturday 6th November (assemble 12.00 noon, Malet Street, London WC1 E7). The march is organised by UAF and Love Music Hate Rascim and supported by the TUC, the Muslim Council of Britain and by Napo.&#160; Now more than ever... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Discussion Forums</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/89</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Napo Discussion Forums have been relaunched - click here for further details. ]]></description>
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<title>All together for Public Services – join the rally on the 19 October</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/88</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/88</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo will be joining forces with other public sector unions to make a stand against the savage cuts proposed by this Con &#8211; Dem government.&#160; Napo will have a stall at the rally organised by the TUC on the 19 October taking place at Westminster Central Hall. The event will... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation and Family Court Staff vote for industrial action</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/87</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Probation and Family Court staff today voted unanimously for a campaign of industrial action.&#160;&#160; Over 600 Probation and Family Court staff at Napo&#8217;s Annual General Meeting in Scarborough voted to hold a ballot for a campaign of industrial action if swingeing cuts go ahead.&#160; Delegates to Napo&#8217;s 98th AGM in... ]]></description>
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<title>Savage cuts will lead to more imprisonment and industrial action</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/86</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Delegates to Napo&#8217;s 98th AGM, to be held at the Spa Complex, Scarborough from 7-9 October, look set to vote for a campaign of industrial action if the 25% cut to the Probation Service and threats to privatise unpaid work and hostels go ahead as expected. Currently the vast majority... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Response to Hutton Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector 2010</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/85</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/85</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Here are Napo's initial views, to be sent via the TUC as a response: Napo Response to Hutton review on Fair Pay in the Public Sector 2010&#160; Branches/Section will be invited to&#160;respond further&#160;via BR56-10: additional observations can be emailed to Ian Lawrence - ilawrence@napo.org.uk ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Response to the Hutton Review on Public Sector Pensions</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/84</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/84</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo has worked with the TUC on this response, and given a&#160;formal submission, Napo Response to Hutton Review on Public Sector Pensions 2010&#160;- sent out to Branches/Section as BR46-10. Any observations should be directed to Ian Lawrence - ilawrence@napo.org.uk ]]></description>
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<title>Effective Probation programmes face huge cuts</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/83</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A&#160;briefing published today by&#160;Napo, the Probation union, warns that planned cuts of up to 25% to the Probation Service budget, including programmes, will lead to an increase in crime and the creation of more victims. The Probation Service in England and Wales has been successfully running group work programmes for... ]]></description>
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<title>Team Napo Running for Edridge</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/82</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ We are very pleased to report that Team Napo successfully completed the 10K run last Saturday. Unfortunately, one of our number had picked up an injury in training and had to drop out but the remaining 4 all ran inside their anticipated times. The results were: Ranjit Singh: 00:53:14 Jonathan... ]]></description>
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<title>Probation: the economic case for funding</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/81</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/81</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ On 13 September, Napo published a briefing for parliamentarians on the economic case for not cutting Probation funding. The briefing argues that cuts of the scale currently proposed by the Coalition govenment will lead to a rise in the daily prison population of around 6,000, while, ironically, a modest increase... ]]></description>
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<title>Threats, lack of training and unrealistic expectations of unpaid work </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/80</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/80</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A press release from Napo, published on 31 August, reveals that staff employed as supervisors on unpaid work are experiencing increasing levels of abuse and threats from offenders, seeing reductions in training and are facing the reality of privatisation.&#160; A copy can be obtained by emailing kfalcon@napo.org.uk ]]></description>
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<title>National Offender Management Project has failed says Napo</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/79</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/79</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has failed to deliver its prime objective of a merged, effective, prison and probation service, according to Probation union, Napo.&#160; In a briefing for parliamentarians published today Napo argues that the existence of NOMS undermines the ability of the Probation Service to achieve its... ]]></description>
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<title>Running for Edridge</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/78</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As you may have read in Napo News five Officers and Officials of the union are taking part in a charity run over 10 kilometres in Regent&#8217;s Park in London on the 11th September. Information about the run can be found on this website: www.regentsparkraces.org &#160; Team Napo was formed... ]]></description>
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<title>Tackling Crime after Combat</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/76</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Justice Unions&#8217; Parliamentary Group launches &#8216;landmark&#8217; action plan to tackle the problem of thousand of veterans in the criminal justice system. Over the past year, the Justice Unions Parliamentary Group (JUPG) have brought together MPs, people across the prison and probation services, and voluntary organisations, in order to... ]]></description>
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<title>Howard League for Penal Reform - Conference 20 July 2010</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/75</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Community Programmes Conference flyer - PDF &#160;&#160;The future of the criminal justice system &#160;&#160;Conference and Community Programmes Awards&#160; Tuesday 20 July 2010, 9.30am&#160;-&#160;4.00pm&#160;&#160;King's Fund, Cavendish Square, London&#160; W1G 0AN&#160; As we settle down to a new government and new political landscape, this conference will discuss the future of our criminal... ]]></description>
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<title>TUC Disability Conference</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/74</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Jane Hurst, David Quarmby and Sarah Chapman&#160;attended this year's&#160;TUC disability conference in May.&#160; Here is the report by Sarah Chapman. &#160; &#160; The Napo motion, that I proposed and David spoke on, related to how public sector cuts might disproportionately affect disabled workers and called upon the TUC to begin... ]]></description>
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<title>TUC Black Workers' Conference</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/73</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/73</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo's motion entitled 'The far right: a destructive presence' was past at this year's TUC Black Workers conference&#160;which was held 23 to 25 April in Liverpool.&#160; This conference is appalled that the BNP have won seats in the European Parliament and Local Government. We were dismayed by Nick Griffin&#8217;s appearance... ]]></description>
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<title>Women's TUC 2010 - Eastbourne. Napo's motion carried unanimously</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/70</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/70</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo's motion entitled 'The impact of public service cuts on justice for women' was carried unanimously at the Women's TUC Conference which took place from 10 to 12 March in Eastbourne. &#160; &#160; This Conference welcomes the Government&#8217;s increased funding of projects and other initiatives designed to divert women away... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo sends messages of solidarity to PCS </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/69</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/69</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 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. &#160;In his letter he said "The changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme which, if implemented will have such a devastating impact... ]]></description>
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<title>&quot;The Criminal Justice System - Keep it Public&quot; - Napo and POA motion passed at Trade Union Co-ordinating Group Convention </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/68</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/68</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 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. &#160;He spoke of the Napo campaign against waste and bureaucracy and the success of the recent... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo meet with Unite Against Fascism on eve of EDL Rally</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/67</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/67</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 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&#8217;s commitment to anti-fascist campaigning, and our commitment to working with a coalition of... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo releases Cafcass is in Meltdown report</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/66</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/66</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Last week, Napo released a report, claiming Cafcass&#160;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.&#160; At the same time the head office budget has increased more than threefold,... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Officers meet with Hope not Hate</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/65</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/65</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Last week Tim Wilson, National Chair, and Mike Quinn, National Vice-Chair met with representatives from Hope not Hate in Central London.&#160; 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... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo backs TUC Aid appeal for victims of the Haiti earthquake</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/64</link>
<guid>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/64</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 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. &#160;The earthquake which struck the island at 21.53 GMT on 12 January 2010 has left a trail of destruction.... ]]></description>
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<title>House of Lords debate the future of the Probation Service</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/63</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ During the adjournment&#160;debate, which had been secured &#160;by Lord Ramsbotham on 21 January,&#160; an impressive list of speakers contributed, raising&#160;a broad range of&#160;concerns including the effect of the establishment and operation of the National Offender Management Service on Probation,&#160;the lack of a Probation voice in policy making in NOMS and... ]]></description>
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<title>Call for abolition of National Offender Management Service</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/62</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 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.&#160;&#160; This would mean there would be a head of the Probation Service... ]]></description>
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<title>A good start to the New Year for Teesside and Durham Probation</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/61</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Members of Cohort 10 in Teesside and Durham received an early Christmas present&#160;- a permanent contract. In an email from the two Chief Officers, the 17 received the news that they would be taken on pemenantly. &#160;The news comes following months of campaigning both locally, regionally and nationally. In October,... ]]></description>
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<title>Waste and Unnecessary Bureaucracy </title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/60</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 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... ]]></description>
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<title>Race for Justice Conference 3-4 December 2009</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/59</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo, the Probation and Family Court Trade Union, the Society of Black Lawyers and the Association of Black Probation Officers are jointly sponsoring an international conference at the Marriot Hotel, London W1 on 3rd and 4th December, to explore issues of race and equality. The key note speech will be... ]]></description>
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<title>Parliamentary Support for Trainee Probation Officers</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/44</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ On Tuesday 27th October, eight Trainee Probation Officers who are members of Napo will meet with the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, to challenge him over the massive cuts which the Probation Service are currently facing, and the subsequent job loses to frontline staff. &#160; The eight, representing over 450 newly... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo's response to the MoJ consultation on the future of the Parole Board</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/43</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &#160; In its response to a Ministry of Justice consultation on the future of the Parole Board Napo has called for it to become totally independent and to be incorporated into the courts&#8217; system.&#160; Napo has also called for the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice to lose... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo's 97th AGM was held between 1 and 3 October at the Riviera Interantional Centre, Torquay</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/41</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo the Trade Union and professional Association for Family Court and Probation Staff held its 97th AGM at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay 1-3 October.&#160; Conference opened at 14.00hrs on 1 October and ended at 13.00hrs on Saturday 3 October.&#160; Over 650 members of Napo from England and Wales and... ]]></description>
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<title>Overwhelming majority of the Probation caseload experience major problems with literacy and language</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/40</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A study published today of 2,306 individuals currently on probation or parole supervision reveals that 85% have either low educational attainment, learning difficulties, have problems expressing themselves or understanding what is being said to them. &#160; Despite the overwhelming evidence of literacy and communication needs just one of the 2,306... ]]></description>
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<title>Thousands of former veterans in the criminal justice system</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/39</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A briefing paper published by Napo on 25 September concludes that over 20,000 former veterans are now in the criminal justice system.&#160; &#160; Research shows that 12,000 veterans are on probation or parole and a further 8,500 are in custody.&#160; This represents 8.5% of the prison population and 6% of... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo's Response to PC06/09 'Determining Pre-sentence Report Type'</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/34</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo is now able to make a response to PC06/09: Introduction: Napo is now able to make a response to PC06/09, notwithstanding our omission from the consultation process. We note that the time deadline in respect of this PC was tight and that it is said to have precluded consultation... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo's National Learning &#x26; Development Conference 2009</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/35</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ We are building on the success of last year&#8217;s conference whilst at the same time making the relevant changes to ensure that it fits with the developments around The New Qualifying Training Arrangements (QTA) for all probations as well as continuing professional development. Conference Title: Learning for all: Developing Skills... ]]></description>
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<title>Napo Response to request for views on budgetary savings in the Probation Service (Specification, Benchmarking and Costing Programme)</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/36</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ To: 		Michael Spurr &#8211; Chief of Operations, NOMS From:		Tim Wilson &#8211; National Chair Napo Response to request for views on budgetary savings in the Probation Service (Specification, Benchmarking and Costing Programme) Introduction: In submitting these views we would want to preface them by making the obvious point that the greatest... ]]></description>
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<title>High Visibility Vests – threats, abuse, boycotts and legal issues</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/37</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Napo warns, that the high visibility vests, introduced as a condition of Community Payback will increase incidents of abuse and threats from members of the public. High Visibility Vests &#8211; threats, abuse, boycotts and legal issues Napo is warning today, 30th December, that the high visibility vests, introduced by the... ]]></description>
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<title>TR26/08</title>
<link>http://www.napo.org.uk/about/news/news.cfm/newsid/38</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Questionnaire on PSO Learning and Development TR26/08 CP/JAF Branch Circular To:		Branch Chairs Branch Secretaries Members of Training Committee Officers and Officials Date:		3rd December 2008 From:		Cordell Pillay, Assistant General Secretary Subject:	Survey of Progress on PSO Training In 2006 as we embarked on the development of a qualifying training arrangement for all... ]]></description>
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