Early release scheme is only a sticking plaster

Prison system is failing prisoners and communities

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Police staff at breaking point over low pay, soaring workloads and high stress

From crushing workloads to the clear impact of continued low pay on morale, it’s no wonder one fifth of staff are considering leaving the sector.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Soaring probation workloads put the public at risk, warn unions

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

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Police officers on a Glasgow street

Government must intervene to protect policing in Warwickshire 

Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fix probation flaws by returning services to public ownership, says UNISON

NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government must end private contracts before it’s too late, say probation unions

UNISON, GMB and Napo write to Justice Secretary

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Bring probation contracts back into public control to avoid further disaster

The government must immediately step in to bring these collapsed services back in-house

Press release on the UNISON National site.

The government is making it harder to fight crime, says UNISON

By slashing police funding, all the government has managed to do is make it harder to fight crime effectively

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Probation rescue plans will be disastrous

This is the last chance saloon for the probation service and rescue plans proposed by the MoJ just don’t cut the mustard.

News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON and National Police Chiefs’ Council to tackle worrying levels of sexual harassment

This research finds levels of sexual harassment consistent with that reported in police forces internationally as well as other workplace surveys.

Press release on the UNISON National site.