Changes provide a real opportunity to improve the training, development, career prospects and pay for police staff.
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Abolition of police and crime commissioner roles means ministers must work with unions
Investment in staff wellbeing, and wider police services, is essential if justice for victims is to be delivered

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

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

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

Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted
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 […]

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
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 […]