Monday 25 February 2019 For immediate release Government must end private contracts before it’s too late, say probation unions Unions have urged the Justice Secretary to end the failed system of...
The government must immediately step in to bring these collapsed services back in-house
The article Bring probation contracts back into public control to avoid further disaster first appeared on the...
Probation Alliance, including UNISON, writes to justice secretary David Gauke
The article It’s time to bring probation back as a public service, government told first appeared on the UNISON National...
UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.
The article Conference highlights ‘failure’ of...
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...
Commenting on Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) rescue plan for probation announced today (Friday), UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “These lacklustre...
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...
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.
The article UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of...
With this dangerous experiment, ministers are gambling with public safety
The article Privatising overnight supervision in probation hostels risks public safety first appeared on the UNISON National...
UNISON general secretary speaks at union's police and justice service group conference
The article ‘Now is the time to win for our members’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.