Harry Fletcher of probation officers' union Napo said the "astonishing" overhaul was being "rushed through without proper thought to the consequences".

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Harry Fletcher, assistant general secretary of probation service union Napo, said the report confirmed that Noms had been "a major problem from the start".

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Napo head Harry Fletcher is also concerned the reorganisation could see an huge increase in red-tape as a new level of regional bureaucracy is created.

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