▁and ▁family ▁court ▁matters ▁and ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁influ ential ▁and ▁respect able ▁source ▁of ▁information ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁polit icians ▁of ▁all ▁parties . ▁▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Secretary ▁Ian ▁Lawrence ▁( see ▁week ly ▁B log ▁posts ▁on ▁the ▁Nap o ▁website ▁and ▁ ▁https :// www . nap o . org . uk / sites / default / files / N Q 8 . pdf ) ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁for ▁another ▁five ▁year ▁term . ▁He ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁few ▁senior ▁British / As ian ▁trade ▁union ▁leaders ▁to ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁B AME ▁community ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁and ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁elected ▁uno pp osed ▁to ▁the ▁T UC ▁General ▁Council ▁as ▁the ▁member ▁representing ▁black ▁workers ▁from ▁un ions ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁▁ ▁Ian ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁contributions ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁on ▁the ▁situation ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁prob ation ▁service ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁following ▁the ▁part ▁priv at isation ▁of ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ke yn ote ▁sem in ars ▁exam ining ▁issues ▁within ▁the ▁ ▁wider ▁UK ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁provided ▁or al ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Justice ▁Select ▁Committee ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁Trans form ing ▁Re h abil itation ▁programme . ▁▁ ▁Nap o