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We talk to UNISON Eastern activist of the year Elisa Vasquez-Walters

The Justice Select Committee Report on Transforming Rehabilitation was published in June and UNISON responded on the same day to its findings. The Committee has delivered a damning Report on TR and its detrimental impact on service users, communities and staff. The Report bears out what UNISON has been saying for years, that TR has […]

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

Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment.

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

Unions says that for most employees, pay and allowances have only risen by 1% in real terms since 2009

The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough

Firm’s collapse another example of catastrophic failures of privatisation

UNISON backs petition launched by We Own It for probation services in England and Wales to be brought back in house

UNISON, GMB and Napo write to Justice Secretary

Commenting on the report Transforming Rehabilitation published today (Friday) by the Justice Select Committee, UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “This shows the government’s probation reforms have failed and must be replaced. “Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service has shown itself to be totally unfit to be in charge. It’s not only failing […]

Members working for the National Probation Service are being urged to make sure that they don’t lose their UNISON membership due to payment changes

UNISON presents its alternative vision for the future of the probation service

The Ministry of Justice sets out its plans to radically reform the way in which probation services are delivered in England and Wales with the privatisation of 70% of probation work in 21 new contract areas

Here are 10 reasons why.  Central control is bad for local delivery  Prior to 2014, probation trusts were high […]