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Ballot papers are on their way to police staff in England and Wales

We caught up with police and justice service group chair Caryl Nobbs to talk about the changes to policing and why she hopes police members vote in the terms and conditions ballot taking place in England and Wales

The by-election procedures and forms can be downloaded from www.unison.org.uk/elections. For any other election enquiries, contact the member liaison unit at the UNISON Centre […]

Members in England and Wales vote in favour of changes to the Police Staff Handbook, which will come into effect on 1 April

Unions have cut a deal to improve the work-life balance of thousands of police staff as cuts to forces mean smaller workforces, UNISON has announced today (Thursday). As a result, police support staff will be able to exercise greater control over their working lives and improve their well-being at a time of increasing job-related stress, […]

They’re the ones who make arrests, but the people who take the calls about the crimes, who direct them where to go to make […]

Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts

Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts

This week (Monday) Northumbria Police announced to staff, along with local MPs and councillors their plans to close three police stations and radically alter the times when the public will have access to other stations in the Northumbria area. At present eleven stations are open to the public 24 hours 7 days a week however, […]

Following on from the announcement by Northumbria Police on 26th June that they will close three police stations and radically alter the opening times of others within the Force, UNISON has launched an e petition to encourage the public to become involved.

In response to new figures published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing a sharp rise in violent crime, UNISON national officer for police staff Ben Priestley said: “This worrying rise isn’t surprising given years of police force cuts. “Solving and preventing crime has become harder with fewer staff. “More people will […]

The government must bring failing privatised probation services back under public control instead of leaving the taxpayer to bail them out, UNISON, NAPO and GMB said today (Wednesday). The three public service unions have written to justice secretary David Lidington highlighting how ‘risky and controversial’ reforms – where private probation firms manage thousands of people who have […]

Result of the by-election for the probation general seat on the police and justice service group executive.

It’s no coincidence that as PCSO jobs have disappeared across the UK, crime rates have soared

Date

2 December 2017 11:00pm

Location

North Norwich - meet at Christ Church Centre, Magdalen Road, Norwich NR3 4LA

Norfolk Constabulary is planning to axe all 150 PCSOs in the county to save money – join us in a day of action to help stop these plans