Police reforms must not weaken local services, says UNISON

Changes provide a real opportunity to improve the training, development, career prospects and pay for police staff.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Police oversight must be properly resourced and staffed, says UNISON

Abolition of police and crime commissioner roles means ministers must work with unions

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Four in five crime scene investigators say mental health is harmed by work, UNISON finds

Investment in staff wellbeing, and wider police services, is essential if justice for victims is to be delivered

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Elisa Vasquez-Walters addresses conference

‘Everyone working absorbs a huge amount of trauma’

At this year’s police, probation and CAFCASS service group conference, pay and psychological support led the agenda

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

We Are Police Staff – new film launches

‘Our police staff members do a vital job to keep communities safe by solving crime and bringing offenders to justice.’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Police staff unions call on employers to reopen pay talks

Resignation of chair from the employers’ side reveals scale of the crisis in the service

Article, News 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.

Police staff now less representative of communities, says UNISON

The proportion of police staff from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds (BME) employed by police forces in England and Wales has fallen dramatically, says UNISON research published today (Wednesday). There has been a drop of nearly a third in the proportion of BME police community support officers (PCSOs), according to an analysis of Home […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Crossing the line – the worrying rise of the volunteer police force

More police forces are using more volunteers in more roles as they reduce the number of staff they employ – so UNISON asked forces in England and Wales to try and explain what is happening

Article, P.S data on the UNISON National site.

Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite

Cash-strapped police forces are filling some key job vacancies with unpaid volunteers amid ongoing cutbacks, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The number of police support volunteers (PSVs) being used across England and Wales has soared to more than 6,000 – the equivalent of a 15% rise – in just four years from […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.