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UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of protest over pay

Ministers bailed out the failing privatised companies to the tune of £342m. Yet they can’t find a penny to increase pay for probation staff.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Probation staff set for second strike in England and Wales

Employers walk away from ACAS talks – prompting new strike action on 14 September

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Fix probation flaws by returning services to public ownership, says UNISON

NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Tell David Gauke to make probation public again

It operated contracts covering probation in Wales, Avon and Somerset, and Devon and Cornwall. Those contracts and staff have now been transferred to another […]

News on the UNISON National site.

Chief inspector’s report ‘final nail in coffin of probation privatisation’

“Professional probation work is so much more than simply a series of transactions and, when treated in that way, is distorted and diminished.” She highlighted a number of specific […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

It’s time to bring probation back as a public service, government told

The probation service in England and Wales was split in two in 2014 as part of a programme called “transforming rehabilitation” […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘Don’t let them dim our lights’

“We need to make sure we retain all of our rehabilitation members and organise the 50% of staff currently not in any union” after five years of privatisation. At […]

News on the UNISON National site.