Search Results for “Local government” tagged probation: keep it public and local

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 […]

And Helen Davies of the NEC, said that government’s desire to privatise the police ran the risk of  “transforming our society beyond […]

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 […]

Serious Fraud Office called in over charges for ‘tagging’ people who were in prison, had left the country or were dead

  The call followed a report by independent think tank Institute for Government which highlighted costly failures of outsourcing and privatisation and found that private companies […]

UNSION believes the government is choosing to ignore all the warning signs and recommendations, continuing to bulldoze an untested […]

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

Ms Nobbs said that, "together with our sister unions and local community groups, we fought successful local campaigns around the PCC elections to make them a […]

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

"Our evidence shows that our members in probation services have no confidence in the UK government's approach and, as a result, industrial action cannot be ruled out." For more information, email […]

In July, UNISON conducted a survey of Probation members that showed that 99% were opposed to the Government’s probation privatisation and that 85% were prepared to take industrial action to defend […]

Speaking at the union’s annual Police and Justice Conference, Mr Prentis will warn the Government “not to put a cut-price tag on dealing with the misery of crime and the anguish of victims of […]

Following consultation on a draft national agreement on staff transfers if the government's plans go ahead and staff are transferred to either the new National Probation Service or one of […]