POA Circulars

Following promulgation of POA Circular 54/2026, Retired Members Committee, the NEC have determined that the closing date for applications should be extended until 31 August 2026.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 8th July 2026 for your information.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 24^th June 2026 for your information.

POA Circular 83/2023 announced the successful applicants for the Conduct Committee who would serve for a period of 3 years from 1 November 2023 until 1 November 2026.

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

Annual Conference delegates endorsed Conference Paper 3. Annual Conference Motion 38/2022 set out a finance strategy over a three-year period finishing in 2025.

The Rules and Constitution are clear that under Rule 5, we will have a retired members section and that qualification for retired membership is having been a full member until ceasing qualification for full membership under Rule 4.1.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 10th June 2026 for your information.

POA have been looking into the above and have identified that there has been a discernible shift in practice with HMPPS more frequently pursuing internal investigations in parallel with ongoing police enquiries.

The POA have been asked to bring to the attention of any members who have previously served in the Armed Forces that an important deadline is approaching in relation to military hearing loss and tinnitus compensation claims.