The countdown to AGM 2025 is on, and the order of business has now been confirmed! You can check the full programme – including when motions will be debated – over at www.napo.org.uk/agm.
The order of motions is based on how members recently voted, so it’s you who set the agenda. But we know that a lot happens after the original deadline for motions – and sometimes urgent issues can’t wait until next year. That’s why there’s still a way to bring them forward through an emergency motion.
If your emergency motion is accepted, it could be debated at AGM and, if carried, will become part of Napo’s future objectives.
What counts as an emergency motion?
Emergency motions aren’t just for anything that comes to mind. They’re for those big, urgent issues that can’t be ignored. To qualify, they need to:
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Be about something that’s come up since the deadline for motions.
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Be a matter that can’t be dealt with in any other way.
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Be serious enough that it justifies a change to the planned order of business.
Emergency motions have to be submitted in writing to the General Secretary or the Chair of the Steering Committee. If you are unsure whether your emergency motion meets the criteria, please seek advice from your branch or Link Officer or Official.
If the Steering Committee agrees it’s an emergency, it will go onto the agenda following approval by conference. If not, you’ll still get the chance to put your case in no more than two minutes, and members will decide together whether to accept it.
(One thing to note – emergency motions can’t be amended once submitted.)
So, if there’s something urgent that you think needs to be heard, don’t hold back. Put in your emergency motion and make your voice count.
One Response
This is proposed motion 3:
“Health and Safety Minimum
Standards
This AGM notes with concern that there are
inconsistencies in the standards of Health and
Safety across England and Wales. There are
some practices that are negatively impacting
on the health and safety of staff and some
areas where some buildings do not meet the
appropriate health and safety standards,
such as no high risk reporting rooms and
CCTV cameras in offices. This AGM agrees
to prioritise a set of minimum standards for
health and safety and ensure that all areas of
Probation are meeting these standards.
Proposer: Thames Valley Branch.”
I believe a stronger motion is required to hold HMPPS to account in the following:
1. Share the necessary details, with due respect to the wishes of the Probation Officer and their family, of the Investigation into the serious violent incident at Preston Probation Centre, 22 July 2025. We were informed the Investigation would be concluded by end of August 2025, with interim all office checks that were seen a priority.
2. Why has the learning from the serious violent incident at Preston not been shared with all Probation staff?
3. When will practical measures be taken to ensure all Probation Offices have minimum security infrastructure including: secure front doors; CCTV with recording function in key areas; security/door staff at relevant offices; enhanced and in-person training for Reception and other Probation colleagues in ‘Active Bystander Training’?