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As the Employment Rights Bill completes its parliamentary journey, all eyes are on the Tory and Liberal Democrat amendments made to the Bill in the House of Lords.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 11th September 2025 for your information.

POA General Secretary Steve Gillan is elected as the TUC President for 2025 - 2026

Overcrowding is the biggest issue in Scotland's prisons, the prison officers' union has said...

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 27^th August 2025 for your information.

POA give evidence to the Scottish Parliament Criminal Justice Committee inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons

Tackling Sexual Harassment | TUC Congress 2025  - Watch the video

Steve Gillan has been chosen to lead the TUC for the next year. The first General Secretary of the POA to be chosen for this prestigious position, testament to the standing that the POA has within the Trade Union movement.

Chesterton Grant have been working alongside the POA for over two years, and through our personalised landing pages and their attendance at wellbeing days and Branch Official Training, they have managed to support many members with mortgages, pension tracing and estate planning.