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Time to return services to public control

UNISON calls for probation to be brought back into public sector as a reunified and locally run service

Firm’s collapse another example of catastrophic failures of privatisation

NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts

UNISON backs petition launched by We Own It for probation services in England and Wales to be brought back in house

UNISON, GMB and Napo write to Justice Secretary

The government must immediately step in to bring these collapsed services back in-house

Probation Alliance, including UNISON, writes to justice secretary David Gauke

UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.

Probation must be put back together, returned to public ownership, and this failed experiment in privatisation brought to an end.” Notes to editors: - UNISON represents 3,000 people working for the […]

Probation will still be disastrously split as this failed experiment in privatisation continues. “Probation must be put back together, returned to public ownership and this […]

“Probation must now be put back together, returned to public ownership and this privatisation nightmare brought to an end.” Media contacts: Sophie Goodchild T: 0207 121 5546 M: 07767 […]

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.

UNISON national officer for police and justice Ben Priestley said: “Probation hostels are meant to add to public safety, not […]

“Yes, it’s about police officers. But it’s also about police staff and probation staff. “All have suffered from […]