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Assistance Dogs as Reasonable Adjustments for Disabled People Working in Police and Justice Services

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
18 June 2015
Decision
Carried

UNISON’s disabled members are aware of their right under employment and occupation provisions within the Equality Act to request reasonable adjustments that will assist them to remain in the workforce. Recent reports however advise that some employers do not understand that assistance dogs can be a legitimate reasonable adjustment and in doing so lose the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Co-ordination of Pay Claims for all Police Staff in England and Wales

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
18 June 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference notes that UNISON represents members working for police forces in England and Wales whose annual pay award is not decided by negotiations at the Police Staff Council for England and Wales. These members include: a)Police staff working for forces which are currently opted out of the Police Staff Council, namely: Kent Police, Surrey Police […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Protecting UNISON members in the Community Rehabilitation Companies

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
18 June 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference notes that on 1 June 2014, 8,000 former Probation Trust staff were transferred from the outgoing Probation Trusts to one of the 21 new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) as a result of the government’s misguided Transforming Rehabilitation reforms. On 1 February 2015, the CRCs were sold into private ownership by the Ministry of Justice. […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Defending National Collective Bargaining in Police and Justice

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
18 June 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference recognises that National collective bargaining has delivered decent pay and conditions for our members in police, probation and CAFCASS over many years and is something worth defending. Following the general election result, national collective bargaining may come under pressure from employers and politicians who do not support a national focus to pay and conditions […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

VAT LIABILITY FOR THE POLICE SERVICE OF SCOTLAND

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
15 June 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference asks the Service Group Executive to: 1)write to HM Treasury asking for VAT liability for Police […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

College of policing

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
12 June 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference notes with concern that work being undertaken by the College Of Policing is failing to take into consideration the needs and concerns of Police Staff. Conference therefore calls upon the Service Group Executive to review its interaction and representation at the College. The purpose of this review will be to improve relations with the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Bring back diversity

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
9 June 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

This is alongside the existing National Trans Police Association, which will have a seat on the national board of the new LGBT Network, and […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

A Shift in Equality

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
9 June 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference this cannot only be an issue in the West Midlands and we call on the Service Group Executive to […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Prentis condemns government hypocrisy on facility time

General secretary pledges resources to police and justice staff as he addresses conference

Article on the UNISON National site.

Stress in the Workforce

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
1 January 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference over recent years Police Staff numbers have declined drastically with the impact of the Austerity measures imposed by the Government. Since 2010 nearly 19% of the workforce has been cut- that equates to over 15,000 Police Staff and yet the work load has not reduced. It means less staff doing more work for the […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Force Funding

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
1 October 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference notes that on the 15th July 2015 the Home Office began a consultation process on proposals to reform the police funding formula. This consultation ended on the 15th Sept 2015. The proposals within the consultation are to reform the existing funding system for police forces in England and Wales with five identified guiding principles; […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Police staff are worth it

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
18 June 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference is concerned that the creation of a single Police Service in Scotland has resulted in an unachievable savings target of £1.1 billion by 2026. Coupled with the Government led austerity agenda there are going to be further cuts to Police Staff jobs in order that the budget is balanced. Conference also notes the employers […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Opposing the Closure of Public Access Points at Police Stations

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
18 June 2015
Decision
Carried

Conference recognises the unsavoury and unpopular cost saving decisions that Police Forces are considering to meet the ruthless funding gap imposed through the comprehensive spending reviews which are being continued by this government. The service cuts are putting the public, our members’ lives and their families at risk. The local Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Retention of Police Staff Jobs

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
12 June 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

So, there it is, a clear commitment by the government to reduce spending on police services across the country without any regard for the consequences to […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Facts not fiction

Conference
2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
Date
12 June 2015
Decision
Carried as Amended

It is therefore important that these difficulties are reported accurately and the facts are provided to support them. The Police Service is being put under more and more strain as […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.