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PROBATION officers' union Napo won the right yesterday to access key documents related to the government's proposed privatisation of the probation service.
Napo is bringing a legal challenge over plans to split up and privatise part of the service, arguing that it will expose officers and the public to "serious and avoidable harm."
The union's case was boosted yesterday after London's High Court granted it access to files relating to risk management.
PCS members face dangerous working conditions in crumbling buildings while the Common Platform IT system obstructs rather than streamlines operations — and Labour’s promised wave of insourcing has not materialised, writes SHARON McLEAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
IAN LAWRENCE welcomes the government sentencing review but warns past experience shows such words rarely translate into meaningful action
