- Conference
- 2013 Police & Justice Conference
- Date
- 5 June 2013
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that roles in Police and Probation Services have developed over the years, with many roles requiring specific qualifications and ongoing vocational accreditation, and this is only likely to increase in the future.
Our Police Officer colleagues are able to claim some tax relief on the subscriptions they pay to the Federation and within UNISON specific roles in Health are also able to do so, however our members within Police & Justice are not. This inconsistency should not be allowed to continue.
In the current political climate this union must grow its membership to remain a strong and vibrant voice and be able to represent its members fully. We know that the cost of membership can be an obstacle when recruiting, so securing tax relief on subscriptions will assist in attracting new members and retaining the current membership.
This conference therefore calls on the Service Group Executive to:
1)Instigate a review of professionalism within the Police & Justice family to identify roles which could be classed as such for tax purposes.
2)Work with the Health Service Group Executive to explore how they secured agreement with the Inland Revenue, to assist reaching our own agreement.
3)Initiate consultation & negotiations with the Inland Revenue to secure tax relief on subscriptions for as many of our members as possible.
4)Report back to national Police & Justice Conference 2014 on progress to date.