UNISON releases latest survey showing effect of policing cuts on community support officers and neighbourhood policing in England and Wales
UNISON releases latest survey showing effect of policing cuts on community support officers and neighbourhood policing in England and Wales
You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that
You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that
Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy
Serious crime is on the rise again after years of steady falls in offending, and UNISON believes government cutbacks in policing are to blame. Keen to encourage people to vote in the police and crime commissioner elections on 5 May, UNISON is launching a campaign to provide the public with the facts about police cuts. […]
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My mum: a seamstress, not a member of a trade union and with no decent pay and conditions. For me, growing up, that was a clear contrast. “Throughout my career I have often spoken about the […]
Responding to official figures released today (Thursday) that show serious crime is still rising, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The reduction in resources for police forces was bound to have consequences for crime, as these new figures show. “Government cuts to budgets have meant almost a third fewer police community support officers and a […]
Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts
Since the Conservatives came to power, both in coalition and after, the police service has been devastated by cuts
He retired and started work as police staff. He is now branch secretary of UNISON's Sussex police and justice branch. And he is very worried about the future of British policing […]
On Monday, the force announced that it wanted to cut the numbers of PCSOs from 251 to just 60 across Essex. There […]