- Conference
- 2025 Police, Probation and CAFCASS Conference
- Date
- 18 June 2025
- Decision
- Carried
Probation Service reps are noticing an increase in the number of disciplinaries which feature the use of CCTV as evidence against our members. The current disciplinary policy does not mention the use of CCTV and only refers to the disclosure of documentary evidence. The CCTV framework policy also does not reference disclosing CCTV footage to members or their reps in matters of conduct and discipline.
In order to view this footage, we have to make an appointment with management to go to their place of work and view it under supervision. That’s if the management are willing to permit this to happen as neither policy mandates it. This does not allow us as reps, or our members to have full access to the evidence against them and would seem to go against the principals of natural justice.
Conference calls on the Police, Probation and CAFCASS Service Group Executive to:
1. Work with the National Probation Sector Committee to work with the employer to discuss how CCTV is used in the disciplinary and grievance process including fair access to it in allegations from our members;
2. Further seek to review both policies and build into them a requirement to disclose CCTV evidence in a useable and viewable format when they intend to use it against our members.