Changes provide a real opportunity to improve the training, development, career prospects and pay for police staff.
ben priestley
Abolition of police and crime commissioner roles means ministers must work with unions
The probation system’s been stripped of leadership and starved of investment
Prison system is failing prisoners and communities
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.
Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment.

Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted
NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts
UNISON, GMB and Napo write to Justice Secretary
The government must immediately step in to bring these collapsed services back in-house