The Police Staff Week of Celebration and Recognition marks the vital contribution of UNISON members in keeping communities safe
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
Part-privatisation Although problems of pay and resources go back further, they were exacerbated in 2014, when […]
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
Police and justice Police staff members in England and Wales have been told that the employers want to […]
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