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Serious crime rises as police numbers fall, warns UNISON

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. […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Giving police volunteers rights to use weapons is a step too far, says UNISON

“The government is trying to get policing on the cheap, when instead it should be funding police forces properly. This is no way to fill the gaps created by the loss of the 5,000 paid PCSOs who […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Female police staff more likely to be bullied at work than male colleagues

More than two thirds (67 per cent) of female police staff say bullying is a problem at work, and almost three quarters (72 per cent) are not confident that their force will deal fairly with any complaints of bullying, according to a new UNISON survey released today (Friday). The survey of 1,000 police staff – to be […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Police staff will be pleased with new powers, less so that volunteer colleagues will get the same

“This is something that police staff have long wished for and means that in future they will have a range of powers at their disposal that will ensure they can […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members are working flat out

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

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON reacts to police budgets announcement in today’s spending review

One in three Police Community Support Officers have already gone in England, along with one in five police staff […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

We’ll support the police staff who keep our homes safe

Just this morning came news that three Midlands police forces are considering outsourcing their control room and have asked private security firm […]

Article, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Prentis visits Yorkshire to meets branches

Dave Prentis answered the requests of branches and employers to visit Yorkshire for a series of meetings this week

Article on the UNISON National site.