No time for community policing anymore’ is a telling quote from one PCSO who responded to UNISON’s survey on the impact of government cuts on neighbourhood policing. This report describes the results of the survey. It is the latest in a series of reports on PCSO cuts which UNISON has published. This series aims to bring to the attention of the public and politicians the reality of what is happening to community policing before it is too late. We will continue to stand up for, and support, our PCSO members in the very difficult circumstances in which they are now working.
The survey shows that government cuts continue to take their toll on the ability of police forces in England to deliver community policing where it matters – on the streets for local people.

In the summer of 2015, UNISON undertook an online survey of its police staff members in England, Scotland and Wales to find out about the experience of bullying and harassment within the police staff workforce.

Set out in this report are the very worrying results of a survey of UNISON members who work for police force scientific services.

In this report, UNISON takes a look at the way in which the 20% cut to police funding has impacted on police staff and police officers at force level.

On the eve of the 2015 general election, recently published Home Office figures show that government funding cuts to neighbourhood policing have seen a 27 per cent cut in the police patrol presence on our streets

Leaflet for action on 14 July 2015

Report setting out the range of police functions being given to well meaning amateurs at a time of massive cuts to the police staff workforce

Guidance in facing redundancy in local government – PDF download only

Claims that cuts to policing have been kept away from the front line are in tatters as new research by UNISON shows that neighbourhood policing has taken more than its share of the government’s 20% cuts to police budgets.

The results of UNISON’s survey of police staff.

Note: Items in this agenda are not UNISON policy until they have been debated and passed at conference

Includes articles on: Campaign to stop the sell-off, ILO agrees to receive joint union referral, Lockheed Martin ICT contract, Lobby of Parliament, First meeting of national negotiating body, Model letter for MPs, Where’s your pay rise?

Includes articles on: Sign the e-petition, Take action, Complete the union survey

Includes articles on: Staffing split, CRC bidders withdrawing from competition, “Stop the sell-off” campaign, TUC “Stand up for justice” campaign

Includes articles on Complicating Rehabilitation, Staff transfer scheme and CRC bidding

Primary Justice provides a real alternative view on how the justice system, and probation in particular, could be operated at a local and accountable level at a time when regionalisation, privatisation and the centralisation of decision-making appear to be the dominant driving forces

Police pay consultative ballot leaflet for 2014 ballot

Police pay consultative ballot poster for 2014 ballot

Police pay consultative ballot paper for 2014 ballot

For use in branches working with credit unions

Advice for branches about how they can promote credit unions and campaign on high cost credit.

UNISON Police and Justice Annual Report 2013

Disabled workers face discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace and society. The skills and experience of disabled employees are highly valued and UNISON is committed to supporting disabled members by negotiating policies that remove barriers and tackle discrimination in the workplace

UNISON’s equalities agenda: how UNISON works to build equality into everything we do

All this is coming at a time when trusts are already making cuts to staff and services to find efficiency savings.