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THE probation service is in a staffing and workloads crisis which fundamentally undermines the effectiveness of the service and public protection.
Napo, trade union for probation and family court staff, is seriously alarmed at the continuing lack of effective investment in the probation service since its reunification into state control in 2021.
There is increasing evidence to demonstrate the disastrous impact of this scandalous situation by way of:
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