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Commenting on the report Transforming Rehabilitation published today (Friday) by the Justice Select Committee, UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “This shows the government’s probation reforms have failed and must be replaced. “Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service has shown itself to be totally unfit to be in charge. It’s not only failing […]
Dave Prentis urges the Home Secretary to intervene
It’s no coincidence that as PCSO jobs have disappeared across the UK, crime rates have soared
You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that
You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that
The government needs to come up with the cash to fund a decent pay rise for police staff this year or jobs and services will be cut, the GMB, UNISON and Unite have warned.
The government must bring failing privatised probation services back under public control instead of leaving the taxpayer to bail them out, UNISON, NAPO and GMB said today (Wednesday). The three public service unions have written to justice secretary David Lidington highlighting how ‘risky and controversial’ reforms – where private probation firms manage thousands of people who have […]
Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts
Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts
We caught up with police and justice service group chair Caryl Nobbs to talk about the changes to policing and why she hopes police members vote in the terms and conditions ballot taking place in England and Wales
