This week’s TUC in Brighton had a definite feel of renewed hope following the unexpected result of the General Election.
Two key issues were hot topics for debate. One was obviously the need to break the public sector pay cap (...Read more
Ian Lawrence's Blog
The Trade Union Congress gets underway in Brighton on Sunday and Napo has two keynote motions which will be up for debate on Tuesday morning. We always have two motions at the TUC and they always get carried; but I have been doing some work with...Read more
08th Sep 2017
As always I had a huge list of issues that I wanted to c...Read more
01st Sep 2017
Here is the media release that we are issuing shortly
MEDIA RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:00 AM THURSDAY 31ST AUGUST 2017
Union claims Probation services in Gloucestershire are in crisis
The...Read more
31st Aug 2017
The news that we have picked up about the future prospects on pay from our trade union engagement meetings, and at what was the most depressing briefing session that I have attended in recent years with the MoJ Permanent Secretary, suggests a...Read more
25th Aug 2017
NPS members will be as concerned as Officers and Officials about the potential impact of the intended expansion of VISOR vetting as part of E3 phase 2. At the recent Trade Union Engagement Meeting the plan is for all CA, PSO, PO and SPO staff...Read more
18th Aug 2017
Hard on the heels of last week’s revelations that at least £22 Million has found its way into struggling CRC’s to see them through this financial year (and still we await news of Sodexo’s hand out), comes an eye watering report that £277 million...Read more
11th Aug 2017
In a week which again featured major disturbances in Prisons with any number...Read more
05th Aug 2017
The annual briefing with the MOJ Permanent Secretary Richard Heaton and his senior HMPPS...Read more
29th Jul 2017
I don’t suppose for one minute that any of our members will have been surprised to see the statements of intent from the Ministers with responsibility for probation that were issued on Wednesday evening.
Timing is always important but so...Read more
21st Jul 2017