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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
The government needs to come up with the cash to fund a decent pay rise for police staff this year or jobs and services will be cut, the GMB, UNISON and Unite have warned.
The article Pay cap must...
The government must bring failing privatised probation services back under public control instead of leaving the taxpayer to bail them out, UNISON, NAPO and GMB said today (Wednesday). The three...
Ryan Jones helped a thirteen-year-old girl who was being bullied
The article The life of Ryan first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Since the Conservative government came to power, both in coalition and after, our police service has been devastated by cuts to officers and staff, including PCSOs.
The article Police cuts and crime...
We caught up with police and justice service group chair Caryl Nobs to talk about the changes to policing and why she hopes police members vote in the terms and conditions ballot taking place in...