NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts
NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts
Firm’s collapse another example of catastrophic failures of privatisation
UNISON calls for probation to be brought back into public sector as a reunified and locally run service
Time to return services to public control
But UNISON, along with the Labour Group of Police and Crime Commissioners, is convinced probation services are best delivered locally, rather than from […]
The community rehabilitation company (CRC) contracts were due to come to an end in December 2020, but have now been […]
From Birmingham to Bangor, from Doncaster to Sandwell, UNISON members were winning in May – and their union was growing stronger too
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea issues rallying call to police and justice conference
Conference prepares for the organising challenge facing the union as government admits error of its ways on probation
Conference calls for return to national bargaining in reunited probation service
UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue
Report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation bears out what the union has said
UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review
Unions says that for most employees, pay and allowances have only risen by 1% in real terms since 2009
Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury