Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment.
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Government must intervene to protect policing in Warwickshire
Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted
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Fix probation flaws by returning services to public ownership, says UNISON
NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts
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Government must end private contracts before it’s too late, say probation unions
Monday 25 February 2019 For immediate release Government must end private contracts before it’s too late, say probation unions Unions have urged the Justice Secretary to end the failed system of…Read more…
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
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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
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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.
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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.
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‘Lacklustre’ probation rescue plan will fail
Commenting on Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) rescue plan for probation announced today (Friday), UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “These lacklustre…Read more…
UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of protest over pay
Ministers bailed out the failing privatised companies to the tune of £342m. Yet they can’t find a penny to increase pay for probation staff.
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Renationalise failing privatised probation services, say unions
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…Read more…
Government must stop cutting police force jobs, says UNISON
In response to new figures published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing a sharp rise in violent crime, UNISON national officer for police staff Ben Priestley said:…Read more…
Police cuts and crime in your area
Since the Conservative government came to power, both in coalition and after, our police service has been devastated by cuts to officers and staff, including PCSOs.
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