Napo's strategic priorities and goals

• A broad-based Napo - that protects and promotes the interests of all members in the context of the changing skills mix in the National Probation Service and CAFCASS.
• A strong Napo - with high membership levels, recognition and negotiating rights.
• An accessible Napo - with structures and services open to all members and the full implementation of Napo´s Action Plan on Race and Action Plan on Disability.
• An efficient and professional Napo - with good management training and development of staff to ensure the best use of all resources, including the improved use of information technology.

Goals

Protecting and Promoting Members' Interests

• Job security for members with improved pay and conditions taking account of the structural changes arising from the modernisation programme, the introduction of the National Probation Service and CAFCASS.
• Maintenance of professional integrity of members' work and ensuring training continues to be developed to the highest standards for all members.
• Safe, anti-discriminatory working environment for all members alongside realistic workloads.

For the Criminal and Family Justice Systems

• Effective promotion and protection of the core tasks, values, integrity and identity of both the National Probation Service and CAFCASS.
• Adequate funding to meet the needs of each service.
• Successful use of all possible influence in every arena to ensure the development of criminal and family justice policy which are anti-discriminatory, humane and based on good practice.

Strengthening Napo

• Large membership base.
• Most effective and efficient structure and organisation that ensures fullest involvement of all members and all groups of members within a coherent financial strategy, and with the best use of information technology.
• High quality provision of accessible representation and other services for all members.
• Strong branches and effective representatives with maximum recognition and negotiation rights and adequate time of for trade union duties.
• Efficient training programme to equip representatives to meet trade union and equal rights responsibilities.
• Effective role and influence in pursuit of Napo's policies and objectives with Government, the public and the wider trade union movement.