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Conference discussed the importance of supporting and recruiting disabled staff and of supporting staff with mental health problems

UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.

Police and justice conference hears the inspirational story of Marcellus Baz

There was outcry at UNISON’s police and justice conference today at the new lists that bar police staff from jobs for life.  

Pay reform in the police and probation service was the first topic of this year’s police and justice service group conference

Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea addresses police and justice conference

Rising crime rates can no longer be ignored by the government.

Conference

2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

2 October 2018

Decision

Carried

Conference was appalled to read the recent headline from the National Audit Office “Ministers unaware of cuts impact”. How could they not know that reducing funding or failing to recognise there was a funding problem and not supporting additional or appropriate levels of funding wouldn’t have an impact on service delivery. It was pleasing to […]

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2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

4 September 2018

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Carried

Following the publication of the London School of Economics report on Sexual Harassment in the police service (Time to Stamp out Sexual Harassment) 16th August 2018), this conference notes with concern that the research shows clearly that: 1)Those experiencing sexual harassment amongst police staff are greater than in other sectors; 2) Operational police staff are […]

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2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

6 August 2018

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Carried

This conference is appalled by the decision of Suffolk Police in removing over 50% of its PCSO workforce. PCSOs are the visible face of policing in the community dealing with more than just Anti-Social Behaviour and low level crime. PCSOs are vital to providing much needed intelligence that may not be forthcoming if they are […]

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2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

22 June 2018

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Carried

Conference will be aware that from the very beginnings of the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) experiment, we have warned against the dangers of introducing a privatised model into Probation delivery services. It is now absolutely clear that this model has failed and has resulted in a diminished service for both our service users and for our […]

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2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

22 June 2018

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Carried

Conference welcomes the start of Part 2 of the Police Staff Council (PSC) Pay and Reward Review Part 2 which will look at how police staff basic pay is determined by forces in England and Wales and whether such arrangements remain fit for purpose. The review will look at job evaluation and pay and grading […]

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2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

21 June 2018

Decision

Carried

Police staff have faced an exceptional delay in receiving their pay award from 2017. For many this has created additional hardship. Whilst it is recognised that the employers side of the Police Service Commission (PSC) may be in no hurry to finalise the annual pay award, the union needs to be doing everything in its […]

Conference

2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

21 June 2018

Decision

Carried as Amended

Conference recognises that the police staff pay negotiations should be approached in a different way following the extended 2017 negotiations and subsequent disappointed settlement. Conference acknowledges this was negatively influenced by the police officers Pay Review Body award and in addition, due to the timing of the consultation process, members saw UNISON colleagues in other […]

Conference

2018 Police & Justice Service Group Conference

Date

21 June 2018

Decision

Carried

UNISON has always appreciated and worked with allies, whether individuals, or organisations, but most of these have been external to members’ places of work. The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Police Network started from the Gay Police Association, and for over 30 years has worked with forces to encourage diversity and to fight […]