POA Circulars

Your employer has a legal duty to assess the risks to the health and safety of employees that they may be exposed to whilst at work. In carrying out a risk assessment your employer should consult your health and safety representatives.

This is just a short note on behalf of the NEC to publicly pass on our condolences to the Royal family on the death of Queen Elizabeth who sadly died on 8th September 2022. 

Please find the enclosed details of the above elections and the timetable.

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

Further to POA Circular 66/2022 the ballot period will run from 1^st September to 20^th September. 

Following pay submissions made to the NHS Pay Review Body, the Government has offered Agenda for Change staff approximately £1400 for all grades. 

Due to the increase in the amount of equipment which members are required to wear in the course of their duties, the Executive raised concerns with HMPPS regarding the potential for Musculoskeletal injuries surrounding the use of utility belts. The POA pointed out that;

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 27th July 2022 for your information.

As a consequence of Section 46 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 coming into force, there have been significant changes to the law as it relates to the possession of offensive weapons. 

The National Executive Committee have now had time to examine and fully understand what is contained within the PSPRB report on the remit group that the POA represent.