POA Circulars

In the last few years 3018 Members from the POA have had their tax checked using the specialist employee tax review service offered by The Tax Refund Company.

POA Circular 62/2025 outlined the POA’s support for The Campaign for Trade Union Freedom and Strike Map’s call for an ‘Employment Rights Bill 2’.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 has changed how Trade Union Political Funds will operate in England, Wales and Scotland. There is no change in Northern Ireland.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 28^th January 2026 for your information.

Please find attached the current Committee and Branch Area Structures for your information.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 14^th January 2026 for your information.

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

As part of a NTUC joint trade unions, the POA has written to the Cabinet Office calling for urgent and effective action to address continuing failures in the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

The General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), of which the POA are an affiliate, launched a Survey for Workers’ Voices on Trade Union Education on 19^th January 2026, as part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with SOAS University of London’s Economics Department. 

With reference to POA Circular 54/2025, the Consultative Committee has now been formed, and their first meeting took place on 12^th and 13^th January 2026.