Check out this BBC report about a serving Police Officer who was cheated out of his pension but managed to win £135,000 compensation from the Ombudsman for his fund’s failure to properly warn him about risks. The Police Officer had been “persuade…Read more…
Drop in criminals facing court as police lack resources to investigate
The number of reported crimes ending with a suspect in court has dropped along with police staff, while the use of volunteers in the police force is on the rise
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Cutting Suffolk’s police community support officers risks public safety, says UNISON
Plans announced today (Tuesday) to axe more than half of Suffolk’s police community support officers (PCSOs) would put public safety at risk, says UNISON. The proposed cuts by Suffolk Constabulary…Read more…
Probation service is not fit for purpose
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…Read more…
Violent crime rise from austerity cuts
An alarming rise in violent crime both in London and throughout the UK has sparked calls for an end to austerity-driven police and youth services cuts. Since March there have been 22 fatal…Read more…
Police spy blacklisting scandal
Scotland Yard has today (March 23) admitted police officers sent to spy on trade unionists passed information to construction industry blacklisters – prompting a crescendo of demands for a full…Read more…
Time to look again at policing in Scotland
The latest instalment in the sorry story that is Police Scotland has played out with the resignation of the latest chief constable. Now is the time to step back and take a longer term view of…Read more…
West Ham Labour Xmas Campaigning & Events Update
Dear MemberWest Ham Labour Party Xmas updateMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to an early general election and a Labour Government in 2018 with Jeremy Corbyn as our Prime Minister.As well as the usual campaigning and political event…Read more…
Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted
Dave Prentis urges the Home Secretary to intervene
The article Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Axing Norfolk’s PCSOs will make the county a less safe place
It’s no coincidence that as PCSO jobs have disappeared across the UK, crime rates have soared
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The timeline of a crime
You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that
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Pay cap must be lifted for police staff too, say unions
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.
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Pay up
Caving into public pressure, the government announced yesterday (September 12) that it will finally put an end to the public sector pay cap, first giving police and prison officers a pay rise now,…Read more…
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…
“The police need to provide swift answers after the death of Rashan Charles” by Seyi Akiwowo a councillor in Newham, east London
After having a great time at the Afropunk London festival last weekend, I followed my usual ritual before going to bed on Saturday night: checking to see what I had missed on Instagram during the day. I came across the clip of CCTV footage&nb…Read more…
May has questions to answer
Trade unions and Labour have said that Theresa May has questions to answer over cuts to emergency and police services while she was home secretary. Sadiq Khan also this morning warned that the…Read more…
The life of Ryan
Ryan Jones helped a thirteen-year-old girl who was being bullied
The article The life of Ryan first appeared on the UNISON National site.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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Policing is changing
We caught up with police and justice service group chair Caryl Nobs to talk about the changes to policing and why she hopes police members vote in the terms and conditions ballot taking place in…Read more…
Violence and abuse top the agenda at Black members’ conference
A busy afternoon at UNISON’s Black members’ conference began with Tania Ebosi McKee, for the national black members’ committee, introducing a motion on #BlackLivesMatter – solidarity to…Read more…