Prison Governor Association confirming what everyone in the service knew! Conditions need to change, early release scrapped and listen to front line staff! @jimbrownblog@hmpps
‘Mistaken releases’ have been happening for years! Weird how it’s only really making the news when they want to cause more division! HMPPS is understaffed and underpaid. Also who is putting their names on the release lists? @DavidLammy
@jimbrownblog OMIC took experienced officers out of the community and just added to the decline of probation overall. Yet again someone’s grand idea who has no idea 🤦🏻♀️
@jimbrownblog This is how my therapist described my relationship with probation before I left. It’s taken me a long time to realise they were the problem not me.
@jimbrownblog Absolutely it won't. When the training breaks the trainees, they quit. Or qualify, then quit. When the NQO workload is not protected, they quit. When experienced officers can no longer accept below inflation pay 'rises', as bills go up way faster, they quit. Ditto workloads.
“Still no outcome on how staff will be protected in the office. It’s as we all expected, words and no actions. Nothing has been learnt by anyone above SPO level.”
When I worked in probation I was known as the one who would say something. They loved that for a while until they realised I wasn’t to be contained by their toxic, bullying tactics. If you think for yourself and stand up to the SLT your days are numbered
Asylum hotel protesters merrily dance and sing along to massive British cultural icon, Freddie Mercury. It completely passes them by that he was an immigrant refugee who came here to escape political unrest and violence in Zanzibar. Couldn't make it up, really.
@JoePS123 Speaking as somebody who works in the justice system, no she has not. Every measurable aspect of the criminal courts has got worse on her watch. She had a dreadful inheritance, sure. But the idea that she has been effective is a myth among political journalists.
@mqdtv I left the service due to lack of support, gaslighting, bullying, toxicity and SLT being vindictive. They try and run it like a business and that is one of many faults. Even when I was training the study days were eaten up by recalls, breaches etc.
It all seems to have gone very quiet now the ballot is over and done with. Yet again staff too exhausted to fight against the service. They are so broken and done, but just want some form of stability so they don’t add more stress
@mqdtv They get given ‘promises’ and made to feel like they are only ever good enough for their current job. They don’t want to rock the boat. The gaslighting is horrendous. I hope for a good turn out but I never got to go due to business need
There is a shortfall of around 10,000 probation staff to manage offenders in the community, documents seen by the BBC show, reports @sima_kotecha#probation#staffshortage
Full story via @BBCNews 20 Aug 2025
https://t.co/UgcRrFDRS7
Todays news is shocking. Massive staff shortages and yet our members have been it is their fault they can't cope with workloads. If you needed another reason vote yes in our pay ballot this is it #PayProbationRespectProbation@Napotheunion
Probation staff protects the community.
From sex offenders. From violent people. From chaos.
But staff doing that work are burnt out, underpaid & walking away.
📢 The public should be furious that government refuses to put things right
#NapoBallot#PublicSafety#FundProbationNow