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Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment

Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted

NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts

UNISON, GMB and Napo write to Justice Secretary

He was repeatedly warned when Justice Secretary that privatisation would fail. The collapse of these contracts is proof. “Despite the chaos, the Ministry of […]

By slashing police funding, all the government has managed to do is make it harder to fight crime effectively

Probation must be put back together, returned to public ownership, and this failed experiment in privatisation brought to an end.” Notes to editors: - UNISON represents 3,000 people working for the […]

This research finds levels of sexual harassment consistent with that reported in police forces internationally as well as other workplace surveys.

Probation will still be disastrously split as this failed experiment in privatisation continues. “Probation must be put back together, returned to public ownership and this […]

Ministers bailed out the failing privatised companies to the tune of £342m. Yet they can’t find a penny to increase pay for probation staff.

The three public service unions have written to justice secretary David Lidington highlighting how ‘risky and […]

In response to new figures published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing a sharp rise in violent crime, UNISON national officer for police staff Ben Priestley said: “This worrying rise isn’t surprising given years of police force cuts. “Solving and preventing crime has become harder with fewer staff. “More people will […]

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