News Room

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 13^th August 2025 for your information.

At Annual Conference 2025, the following Motion was carried.

Listen to Phil Fairlie, Assistant General Secretary for POA Scotland on the difficulties of organised crime gangs currently in Scotland’s prisons

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 23^rd July 2025 for your information.

Every two years the TUC survey Union Health & Safety reps to help them understand reps’ experiences, the risks of work and what reps want them to focus on in their campaigning and education courses.

Please find attached the Certificate of Result from Civica Election Services.

As you are aware the NEC are committed to the continued training and development of local Branch Officials.

Violence and exposure to traumatic incidents is a daily experience for Prison Officers in England and Wales and the situation is getting worse according to the latest statistics published by the Ministry of Justice. 

It has been a while since I last did an update. I recognise the National Chair Mark Fairhurst does a monthly update so there is little point in being repetitive but there are some important issues for me to report to you on.

The union representing the UK's 35,000 prison officers has welcomed the trial introduction of tasers in prisons.