News Room

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

Radon is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas. It is formed by the radioactive decay of small amounts of uranium that occur naturally in all rocks and soils.

The National Audit Office estimates the Prison maintenance backlog has doubled to £1.8 billion in the past four years. Kim Johnson MP has tabled an Early Day Motion, EDM, calling for Prison maintenance to be brought back 'in-house'.

Angela Montgomery, Assistant General Secretary, reports on the TUC Black Workers' Conference, which took place at Congress House on 26-28 April 2024.

The debate over giving prison officers back their ‘industrial muscle’ is heating up, reports Charley Allan

The Scottish POA conference was held at Peebles Hydro again this year, a venue that has been host to us now for four years and always achieves excellent standards as far as guests and delegates are concerned.

The membership will have received notification of the death, on Friday 27 September, of Deputy General Secretary Joe Simpson. This was extremely upsetting for his family and partner, but also for those POA members and employees who had known Joe for many years. Joe Simpson was more than just a Deputy General Secretary to me; he was a man whom I considered to be a long-time friend and I will miss him.

The NEC, POA members and the wider trade union movement are still grieving the loss of POA Deputy General Secretary Joe Simpson.

This year, Phil Hannant (NEC) and I attended the annual Hazards Conference on behalf of the POA. The event brought together health and safety representatives from unions across the country, creating a valuable opportunity to share experiences and knowledge around workplace safety.

I would like to thank the membership for electing me as General Secretary for a fourth term of office.