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Category: police

Crossing the line – the worrying rise of the volunteer police force

More police forces are using more volunteers in more roles as they reduce the number of staff they employ – so UNISON asked forces in England and Wales to try and explain what is happening The...
Posted on 11/01/2019Author Unison news releasesCategories data, news releases, P.S data, police, police and justice, police staffTags Unison

Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite

Cash-strapped police forces are filling some key job vacancies with unpaid volunteers amid ongoing cutbacks, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The number of police support volunteers...
Posted on 07/12/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories dave prentis, news releases, police, Press Release, volunteersTags Unison

Cuts to police and justice sector put communities at risk, says UNISON

Rising crime rates can no longer be ignored by the government. The article Cuts to police and justice sector put communities at risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 11/10/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories 2018 police and justice conference, Article, Christina McAnea, news releases, police, police and justice, police staff, probTags Unison

Probation rescue plans will be disastrous

This is the last chance saloon for the probation service and rescue plans proposed by the MoJ just don’t cut the mustard. The article Probation rescue plans will be disastrous first appeared on the...
Posted on 21/09/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories ben priestley, News, news releases, police, police and justice, probation, public servicesTags Unison

Drop in criminals facing court as police lack resources to investigate

The number of reported crimes ending with a suspect in court has dropped along with police staff, while the use of volunteers in the police force is on the rise The article Drop in criminals facing...
Posted on 01/08/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, crime, data, news releases, P.S data, police, police and justice, Police and justice staffTags Unison

Cutting Suffolk’s police community support officers risks public safety, says UNISON

Plans announced today (Tuesday) to axe more than half of Suffolk’s police community support officers (PCSOs) would put public safety at risk, says UNISON. The proposed cuts by Suffolk Constabulary...
Posted on 17/07/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories crime, eastern region, News, news releases, PCSO, PCSOs, police, Press Release, suffolkTags Unison

Probation service is not fit for purpose

Commenting on the report Transforming Rehabilitation published today (Friday) by the Justice Select Committee, UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “This shows the government’s...
Posted on 22/06/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories dave prentis, government, News, news releases, police, Press Release, probationTags Unison

Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted

Dave Prentis urges the Home Secretary to intervene The article Scrapping police community support officers is short-sighted first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 20/10/2017Author Unison news releasesCategories dave prentis, news releases, police, Press ReleaseTags Unison

Axing Norfolk’s PCSOs will make the county a less safe place

It’s no coincidence that as PCSO jobs have disappeared across the UK, crime rates have soared The article Axing Norfolk’s PCSOs will make the county a less safe place first appeared on the UNISON...
Posted on 19/10/2017Author Unison news releasesCategories News, news releases, police, police and justice, police community support officers, police cuts, Press ReleaseTags Unison

The timeline of a crime

You call 999, you're put through to someone, the police arrive... But of course, it's never as simple as that The article The timeline of a crime first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 10/10/2017Author Unison news releasesCategories cut crime not police staff, Magazine, news releases, policeTags Unison

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