Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury
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Probation unions submit two-year pay claim
Unions says that for most employees, pay and allowances have only risen by 1% in real terms since 2009
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Patel’s terrorism plans mean more resources needed for probation
UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review
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UNISON welcomes probation report
Report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation bears out what the union has said
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Government pushes ahead with transfer of Welsh probation staff on 1 December
UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue
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One service, pay scale and bargaining structure
Conference calls for return to national bargaining in reunited probation service
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‘Don’t let them dim our lights’
Conference prepares for the organising challenge facing the union as government admits error of its ways on probation
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‘We need to get the message out about the need to invest in public servcies’
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea issues rallying call to police and justice conference
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May is bloomin’ magic as our wins grow
From Birmingham to Bangor, from Doncaster to Sandwell, UNISON members were winning in May – and their union was growing stronger too
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Probation given some vital medicine – but it’s not cured yet
The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough
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Probation return to public control is welcome but must be administered locally, says UNISON
Grayling’s botched reforms have finally been abandoned
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Probation privatisation has been a shambles and must end now, says UNISON
Time to return services to public control
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Chief inspector’s report ‘final nail in coffin of probation privatisation’
UNISON calls for probation to be brought back into public sector as a reunified and locally run service
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Interserve contracts must be bought back in-house, says UNISON
Firm’s collapse another example of catastrophic failures of privatisation
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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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Tell David Gauke to make probation public again
UNISON backs petition launched by We Own It for probation services in England and Wales to be brought back in house
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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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It’s time to bring probation back as a public service, government told
Probation Alliance, including UNISON, writes to justice secretary David Gauke
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Conference highlights ‘failure’ of probation privatisation
UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.
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