Napo Members back our trade union again! Indicative ballot shows 90.76% support for a move to industrial action on workloads if needed.
Don't forget about our seven key asks!
Napo is pressing for urgent national action to tackle the workload crisis before it pushes probation staff any further to the brink. These are practical solutions that put staff wellbeing, public protection and professional standards first.
Click here to read out 7 key asks of HMPPS
Member meetings
Thursday 17 September 12-1 Click here to join
Action so far
- Motion of no confidence
- 90.76% indicate they would be in favour of taking industrial action
- NEC vote unanimously to press ahead with the next phase of the campaign including formal ballot as deadlines for workloads and pay have passed with no meaningful movement from the employer
Campaign materials
The Hidden cost of working in probation (campaign video)
Tell us how workload is affecting you (voicemail testimony)
Fork in the road (campaign article)
Probation Service being held together by unpaid over time (campaign article)
You can't win on pay without standing up on workloads (campaign article)
Workloads can't wait: why your vote matters (podcast)
The hidden public safety crisis no one is talking about (campaign article)
Burnout should never be part of the job (campaign article)
The hidden cost of working in probation (campaign article)
Press Coverage
Friday 19th June - The guardian reports on no confidence motion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39e3y1y2zjo
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/prison-early-release-uk-politics-5HjdftG_2/
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/probation-chief-fires-warning-ahead-34442760
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/11/probation-staff-strike-vote-burnham-early-release
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJ953Mk7-Y
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/probation-officers-threaten-strike-protest-150639402.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crlw5wnykr2t?post=asset%3Ac43469db-f556-4d3e-8c57-721b2b633f43#post