Advice for NQOs #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/02/advice…

"When I joined we didn’t have a one size fits all approach." 1/7

How About That! #prison #probation probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-ab…

"Appreciate I am late to the party but I am simply aghast at Martin Jones’ comments that recalling is “the easiest thing to do”. What a plonker. Quite the contrary actually!" 1/6

I see everyone on here is an expert in pre sentence reports today despite having never tweeted about pre sentence reports before. Didn't hear anyone complaining when Grayling's reforms disadvantaged everyone by limiting pre sentence reports in 2014.

What A Mess! #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/03/what-m…

Reviving Probation #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/03/revivi…

Jim Brown They can start by getting rid of omic. We may have enough staff then to deliver sentence management in the community. This would lead to more manageable caseloads.

Editor's Nightmare #probation #prson probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/03/editor…

Today, we published our probation Annual Report 2024. This reports covers the first year of the Chief Inspector's tenure. Please read and share: …probation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/annua…

A Life in the Day Of - the video #probation probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-life…

"The best way to reduce civil servants by 10,000 is to remove probation from the civil service and placing under local control, SLOP anyone?"

Usual Populist Political Stuff #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/05/usual-…

Probation Gets a Mention! #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/05/probat…

"It's not for nothing that these announcements are made on the cusp of a Bank Holiday and a Probation 'all call' on a Friday. By the way, you are very appreciated for the work that you do and the CBF linked payment/pay rise was just a glitch." 1/2

Why We Are Where We Are #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-we…

"Those of us who lived through it remember it. Traumatic. There are however precious few of us still in the Service, and such is the rapid turnover of burnt out staff that the collective organisational memory and culture are all but completely erased." 1/4

The Voice of Reason #probation #prison probationmatters.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-vo…

Russell Webster ✍️ Better pay. Better training. Lower workloads will follow. & please heaven, free Probation Service from Prison service. Get Probation into courts and local communities. Not complicated. All expert advice is agreed on this...just leadership and a spoonful of courage necessary

£700m for more probation officers- it will be a complete waste unless underlying leadership and management issues are addressed.