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05/03/2014
Napo Announces Further Strike Action
At the National Association of Probaation Officer's (Napo's) Special General Meeting, held in Birmingham Town Hall, today General Secretary Ian Lawrence announced further strike action across 31st March and 1st April against plans to privatise 70% of the services work.
Making the announcement Ian told attendees: "The Coalition's plans to sell off the management of offenders to private providers so that they can make a profit from the justice system is a recklessly dangerous social experiment that presents massive risks to the safety of communities."
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Making the announcement Ian told attendees: "The Coalition's plans to sell off the management of offenders to private providers so that they can make a profit from the justice system is a recklessly dangerous social experiment that presents massive risks to the safety of communities."
(CD)
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