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The union is warning that the government’s plans - due to be confirmed tomorrow - will "destroy the service as we know it". The […]

More information on this will be made available shortly, once we have fully digested the government's final proposals.Until further guidance is issued from UNISON, branches and […]

‘Battles are being won, but the war continues’ to keep police and probation services out of hands of private companies

It's only a small service, with 16,000 staff across 35 local probation trusts, but it delivers major benefits to local communities. UNISON members work as […]

"There are a small number of cases where charging continued for a period when the subject was known to have died," he added. Serco has agreed to co-operate with a new "forensic audit" of its contract […]

Probation members care too much about the protection of communities to see their jobs sold off to the private sector

UNISON is concerned that this is causing huge anxiety to probation workers who already fear for their […]

New law threatens to gag charities, NGOs, blogs, think-tanks, trade unions and other campaigning organisations by severely restricting how much money they can spend on political campaigning in the year running up to a general election

Carolan tells delegates to make sure they take the message out beyond the conference hall to voters

UNISON accuses government of not knowing the price of public safety or justice over plans to privatise probation service

UNISON is calling on members to support a protest against probation privatisation this Thursday

UNISON Cymru/Wales lunchtime protests take place tomorrow (19 September) to oppose the privatisation of probation services, which would be catastrophic for communities across Wales

UNISON, the UK’s largest union today hit out at the £450m probation privatisation package announced by Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, calling it “ill prepared” and likely to result in long-term damage to the service.

Dave Prentis pledges to put the weight of the union behind the fight against the cuts and privatisation of the police and probation services

Contact your MP and sign the online petition to stop the break-up and sell-off of the probation service