- Conference
- 2024 Police, Probation and CAFCASS Conference
- Date
- 7 June 2024
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
This conference believes that all members in the Police & Justice Service Group are entitled to the best representation possible, particularly when it comes to achieving pay settlements. Our members in areas of the delivery of police services that have been outsourced, are still very much part of the police family. Many of the companies that are contracted to provide these services are focussed on delivering dividends to their shareholders rather than achieving fair pay increases to their workforce. This is because recognition agreements do not exist with UNISON and therefore collective bargaining does not take place. We all know that the interests of staff are best served by membership of a trade union and through collective bargaining,
Members who work in outsourced sections often feel as though they are poor relations, and the time and effort of the Service Group is centred elsewhere. Consequently, the needs of outsourced staff must be included in the overall strategy of the SGE who must do all in its power to overturn this perception.
Therefore, conference instructs the SGE to:
1)Survey all police branches in England and Wales to ascertain what services have been outsourced and who the contractors are.
2)Seek details of any recognition agreements that may exist with these contractors.
3)Develop a strategy to seek recognition with the identified contractors.
4)Look at identifying and or developing good practice communications for outsourced staff.
5)Survey members in outsourced sections to identify issues that are important to them.
6)Develop a strategy to deal with issues raised.
7)Consider the development of a task force within the service group to champion issues relating to outsourced staff.