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

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 29th November 2023 for your information.

Have you recently worked for the HMPPS? Have you recently worked in roles that put you in direct contact with vulnerable prisoners? If you’ve retired from the Prison Service in the past 3-5 years and are keen to talk about your working experiences, you’re invited to take part in this research study! 

Future parliamentary business from Monday 11 December 2023

Future parliamentary business from Monday 4 December 2023

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

Dave Smith has been nominated for the above award and the National Executive would ask members to consider voting for Dave who has worked tirelessly for the safety of all workers to his own detriment at times.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 15th November 2023 for your information.

Future parliamentary business from Monday 27 November 2023

Please find below the result of the Northern Ireland Area Vice Chair election:

Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector, able to trace its roots back more than 100 years.