Members will be aware that the Sentencing Act, which received royal assent in February, has introduced significant changes for probation. Alongside that HMPPS are also introducing a number of policy changes and digital solutions to help create capacity and to enable these changes to be more effective. Each of these has to go through a consultation process called an Annex A. As such, Napo is currently experiencing high volumes of work to provide expert input to each Annex A within a 28-day timeframe. We wanted to make members aware of these pressures as this may impact on the immediate availability of Napo HQ staff and our timeliness in responding to non-urgent enquiries. We would urge members as always to try and contact their Napo branch in the first instance for any queries and to also ensure that you read Napo mailouts that are sent to your preferred e-mail address for news on a range of developments.
The Trade Union, Professional Association and campaigning organisation for Probation and Family Court staff.
