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"Public service contracts need to be bought back in-house immediately. The government must give assurances that jobs, pensions and pay are all protected in the event of any collapse […]

“UNISON will be campaigning with others to over-turn the Government’s plans to privatise the Probation Service. With only 16,500 staff, probation is a tiny part […]

Please speak with your local UNISON representative or branch to find out […]

“Not only has it predictably failed, but tackling the mess will waste almost half a billion pounds. “This shambles must end now by returning probation to public control to keep […]

All deserve a pay rise they have been denied. “We have got clear demands. We want government money to provide pay rises for everyone – real pay increases for all; a fair share for […]

NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts

But overwhelming workloads and staffing shortages have created a dangerous situation, which the government must address."  GMB national officer George Georgiou said: “The probation service has seen […]

However, the depth of the crisis faced by the service means that the government needs to step up and significantly increase the funding for the service over the next comprehensive […]

UNISON is urging its members, and the public, to sign the We Own It petition calling for the government to bring the service back in-house when all the current community rehabilitation contracts end in […]

Several key motions were passed at UNISON’s police and justice conference on providing security and support to members working in probation

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

UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review

National officer Ben Priestley also told the committee that the government needs to mend the ‘them and us’ divide that has grown up between community rehabilitation […]

With this dangerous experiment, ministers are gambling with public safety

Janet Hayes, who works in the probation service, said that “the government is using tax payers’ money to bail out the CRCs, and they spent quite a lot of money that could […]