Search Pages, News and Blogs tagged probation

A central model of probation delivery is simply too remote and too top-down to manage probation effectively or efficiently.    UNISON is campaigning with the Labour […]

UNISON’s Operation Protect campaign demands urgent action on probation workloads in order to protect the public. By Janey Starling

She’s also been praised for her role as a negotiator, putting her successes there down to being “polite and persistent.” […]

Unions are urging candidates in the running to replace Mark Drakeford as First Minister to continue pushing for devolution of probation and youth justice.

Having more members isn’t about prestige, it’s about having more strength to fight for better pay, better workplaces and better public services. As a region, we’re making great […]

It includes championing a racially diverse workforce, having a clear programme of anti-racist initiatives and providing equality training for all […]

Probation workers and union leaders will attend a key event at UNISON’s Cardiff offices attended by First Minister for Wales, Mark Drakeford MS.

   Unions fear overstretched staff are being scapegoated for the effects of an under-resourced service, prompting yet more staff to seek employment […]

Conference passed a key motion on securing development pathways for police staff within the context of ‘operation uplift’ – the government’s pledge to recruit […]

This financial loss compounds a tough few years for staff in the Probation Service. UNISON South East regional organiser James Smith notes: Our union […]

The union was giving evidence to Westminster’s justice select committee’s inquiry into the future of the service

It’s a busy job at the best of times, preparing people for release, overseeing sentence plans and  risk assessing cases that have been recalled to custody […]

UNISON and sister probation unions tell National Probation Service there is no time to waste in safeguarding their Black/BAME members

We hear from one of #OurHeroes, a Probation Officer in Hampshire, about how the outbreak of Covid-19 has affected him. ‘I have been a Probation Officer for over 18 years, working in offender management for the majority of my career. My job involves working with people in custody and managing the risks of offenders on […]

Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury