Search Results for “Local government” tagged privatising police services

According to the Smith Institute research, government spending cuts are being contracted out, meaning declining standards, pensions and career paths for […]

We're faced by a government determined to cut, and so one of our first aims must be to make the argument for a fair society and […]

Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated

Paula Barker of Halton local government said that although the union had to continue to stress the importance of in-house services, "we […]

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 […]

And recent polling by UNISON shows that the majority of the public do not want their local police services to be privatised.” […]

But the real villains of the piece are in government, cutting and cutting the resources available to the police service. From 999 call takers to […]

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

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has been leading the international trade union response to the threats posed by trade and investment agreements this week

This is our chance to stop the government's plans to privatise police services and make huge budget cuts. Their planned cuts will mean 18,000 […]

Encourage members to vote in police and crime commissioner elections

The Police and Crime Commissioner elections are the public’s last chance to save policing services from privatisation, UNISON warns

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