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Read the recent report on The Experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Ex-Prison Officers, by Joanna Binley

As you are aware the POA have been making a concerted effort to improve communications with members.

Further to POA Circular 077/2021 regarding the Information Meeting at the Central Westminster Hall, the NEC have agreed that the following timings will be put in place.

Please find attached NEC minutes for 15th September 2021 for your information.

The POA NEC would like to remind members that they must keep their death benefit nomination up to date.

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

The POA are proud to be enter into a professional relationship with The Coroners’ Courts Support Service (CCSS), an independent charity founded in 2003.

As you know due to Covid-19 the National Executive Committee have had to postpone annual conference. This has not been ideal as our annual conference is part of our democratic process for making policy of the trade union going forward.

The NEC are quite aware that due to the pandemic there has been no annual conference for 2020 and 2021.

The Government is again planning attacks on trade unions, boosting the powers of the Certification Officer including the imposition of a new levy.