The centralisation of probation has proven to be disastrous, argues UNISON national officer for police and justice Ben Priestley
The centralisation of probation has proven to be disastrous, argues UNISON national officer for police and justice Ben Priestley
UNISON’s Operation Protect campaign demands urgent action on probation workloads in order to protect the public. By Janey Starling
Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment.
Several key motions were passed at UNISON’s police and justice conference on providing security and support to members working in probation
The union was giving evidence to Westminster’s justice select committee’s inquiry into the future of the service
UNISON and sister probation unions tell National Probation Service there is no time to waste in safeguarding their Black/BAME members
Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury
Unions says that for most employees, pay and allowances have only risen by 1% in real terms since 2009
UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review
The report by independent inspectors bears out what UNISON has been saying for a long time: that workloads are too high; there are too many staff […]
UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue
Conference calls for return to national bargaining in reunited probation service
Conference prepares for the organising challenge facing the union as government admits error of its ways on probation
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea issues rallying call to police and justice conference
From Birmingham to Bangor, from Doncaster to Sandwell, UNISON members were winning in May – and their union was growing stronger too