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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

The wheels of justice are still turning throughout the coronavirus pandemic – and they’re turning faster than ever in the probation service. Elisa Vasquez-Walters was one of the many UNISON probation workers putting the pedal to the metal to make the government’s early release scheme — aimed at stopping prisons becoming Covid-19 hotspots — a success. […]

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

Conference calls for return to national bargaining in reunited probation service