POA Circulars

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 27th May 2026 for your information.

 

The Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 require us to provide the membership with certain information about our accounts and finances.

POA Circular 033/2026 asked members to contact their local MP and request their support for the POA's Right to Strike Campaign.

Please bring the contents of this Circular to the attention of all POA members.

Following the adoption of the above motions, members may apply for 10, 15, 20, and 30-years membership badges providing the criteria is met as set out on the attached pro-forma.

POA Circular 23/2026 was promulgated on 23rd March 2026 and POA Circular 34/2026 was promulgated on the 2nd April 2026 as part of our ongoing Campaign to have our Right to Strike Reinstated and explained that the POA would be distributing pre-printed postcards to all our members.

Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all POA members.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 22nd April 2026 for your information.

 

Lund Bennett provides a membership benefit and are your dedicated Family Law solicitors for the POA. The firm offers robust advice and support – they are rated 5* on Review Solicitors and provide access to some of the country’s best family lawyers.

Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all POA members.

Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector, able to trace its roots back more than 100 years.