How does the Befriending Fund get used (or abused) in your office? How clear or consistent are the criteria for offering the Probation Service's limited resources of direct financial aid? The author reports on her research on this largely buried issue, suggesting considerable variation in discretion and very individual judgement. Before reading her findings and proposals, try her 'test' cases and see what you would do if ...
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This finding suggests that seniors' practice did not determine that of the main grade If changes in the way that we deal with requests for money are seen as desirable, therefore, implementation of policies downward through line management will be less effective than policies developed through discussion by main grade officers with their proposals passed up to seniors.
