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The Police Staff Week of Celebration and Recognition marks the vital contribution of UNISON members in keeping communities safe

Across UNISON, every branch is working towards an ambitious target: increase membership by 1% over 2023. 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 progress to finish 2023 above 1%, but no-one’s getting complacent in […]

An analysis of police financial forecasts has revealed that police forces in the East of England could face a budget shortfall of over £110 million by 2026, potentially putting public safety at risk, says UNISON today. The data, based on medium-term financial plans submitted by individual police forces to their local police and crime panels, reveals […]

Without more funding to plug these huge budget shortfalls, public confidence in the police will continue to fall. 

Cuts will be a disaster for local communities, says UNISON

Several key motions were passed at UNISON’s police and justice conference on providing security and support to members working in probation

Everyone agrees that the police community support officer is an ‘integral’ and much-loved part of the policing team – and we need more

To mark the 20th anniversary of the police community support officer, three PCSOs describe the pleasures and challenges of being the force’s ‘eyes and ears on the street’

UNISON South East is launching legal claims to ensure members get the backpay they’re owed

Having survived a disastrous period of part-privatisation, UNISON members in the Probation Service are still undervalued and underpaid. Lee Middlemass is one of them

54 per cent of the Welsh public believe the UK government was wrong to propose a pay freeze for police staff earning more than £24,000. Only 28 per cent agreed the Westminster government was right to block any pay increase. That’s the finding of a Savanta ComRes poll of 1,009 people released today. The poll […]

UK government seeks to impose a pay freeze on most staff – which, with inflation at 3.9%, effectively means a pay cut

Securing fair pay for hard-working members is UNISON’s top priority, as general secretary urges members to make sure their voices are heard

A freeze would mean a pay cut in real terms, as inflation is rising by all measures

The decision was taken by the National Police Chiefs Council for England and Wales and will help to safeguard operational capability