NAOPV Health & Welfare Policy
The NAOPV Policy on Health & Welfare has been added to the Admin section in the Member Area
Read more...HM Inspector of Prisons – Consultation
HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ annual stakeholder survey is now online.
Please follow the link to the survey, which takes around 10 minutes to complete. The survey will close on Friday 16 December.
Regional Secretary – the role
A personal appraisal of the Regional Secretary role by Ian Allred, Regional Secretary West Midlands & North Wales – from June 2021 ebulletin
Read more...Equality and Diversity
The NAOPV is committed to promoting and valuing diversity in every aspect of the work it carries out.
Read more...Wakefield Prison – before OPVs
An interesting account of former times at Wakefield Prison
Read more...Article in “Independent Monitor” – the IMB newsletter July 2021
There is occasional confusion in the minds of prisoners and their families between IMB members and prison visitors. Roy Hanley (NAOPV chair) sheds light upon OPVs and their work.
Read more...PACT (Prison Advice and Care Trust)
A charity which provides a range of support services for offenders (and their families) whilst in pre-custody, inside prison and on release back into society.
Read more...Shirley Clegg MBE
The life & times of Shirley Clegg, MBE. Twenty seven years in a high security prison
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