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The POA for a number of years in partnership with the Fire Fighters Charity and funded by the POA Welfare fund have successfully sent many POA members to the rehabilitation centres in order to assist members offering physical and psychological health and wellbeing sessions.

The POA are delighted to have signed up with an Exclusive Associate to Vitality Health and Life Insurance who are called Switch Lifestyles.

Newsletter #7 – Spring 2021

Surely, this time, better days lie ahead

Cautious approach should be taken to ensure pandemic is finally under control in society

Safe prisons are within our grasp if there is a genuine will to do so from senior managers within the service.

POA Circular 156/2020 signalled that the NEC were making preparations to hold Annual Conference in Southport in November 2021 and therefore postponed the May 2021 Conference which proved to be the correct decision given the situation with the pandemic as the May 2021 Conference would certainly not have gone ahead.

Mary Kelly Foy, Labour MP for City of Durham, explains why prison officers deserve far more respect and reward from society for the vital service they perform

Provisional parliamentary business has now been announced for this period, including the following that may be of relevance to you. Please note, the following may change at short notice. It is anticipated that Parliament will prorogue on Thursday 29 April ahead of the Queen's Speech on Tuesday 11 May.