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Jobs and public services – the most important issues at the elections on 5 May

Around 60 to 70 of them will lose their job. “Prosecution caseworkers are the people who build files for court,” he says. “A policeman brings an offender in on an […]

The Conservatives want to erode these rights and stop workers from being able to do their jobs properly. UNISON members have an important role to play in the […]

Serious crime is on the rise again after years of steady falls in offending, and UNISON believes government cutbacks in policing are to blame. Keen to encourage people to vote in the police and crime commissioner elections on 5 May, UNISON is launching a campaign to provide the public with the facts about police cuts. […]

Controversial new proposals to arm volunteer police community support officers (PCSOs) with CS gas and PAVA spray – due to be discussed later today (Monday) in Parliament – are a step too far, says UNISON. The Policing and Crime Bill, which has its Second Reading today, proposes arming volunteers with chemical agents. UNISON says this […]

As a UNISON survey reveals rampant bullying in the police service, Maureen Le Marinel explains how she got through her own ‘awful’ experience

Vital evidence risks being destroyed because police forces are failing to properly train and protect the support staff who regularly guard crime scenes, says a UNISON report today (Saturday). The report – Out of Sight and Out of Mind – contains the findings of a new survey that says that nearly two thirds (66 per […]

UNISON members are helping workplaces, their families and communities to warm up for the festive season

"This is achievable. We can do it." UNISON is working closely with other unions and the TUC on the campaign, the NEC heard, particularly on issues around industrial action and […]

Uncertain future for Wales Community Rehabilitation Centre staff after plans announced to cut finances by 40%

Uncertain future for Wales Community Rehabilitation Centre staff after plans announced to cut finances by 40%

As wind and rain batters the north of England I want to pay tribute to our members

Cuts over the last few years mean that community policy in Suffolk is in danger, warns UNISON, launching campaign to defend the service

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “It would have been unthinkable to cut police budgets in light of the dreadful events in Paris. “The 25 per cent cuts that have been imposed since 2010 have decimated neighbourhood policing in many parts of the country. One in three Police Community Support Officers have already gone in […]

Nearly a third (30 per cent) of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England have been cut since 2010, says UNISON today (Monday). UNISON warns that the government’s determination to rid the country of local police patrols is placing the public at risk in the light of recent events in France. The report – Neighbourhood […]