For years the POA has been calling for urgent action to address overcrowding and understaffing in our prisons and long term action to address offending and reoffending rates but successive Ministers have ignored our calls.
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CIRC 010: MCCLOUD REMEDY
The POA are not regulated to give pension advice or financial advice in relation to retirement planning. The POA are not insured or indemnified in relation to giving incorrect advice on pensions or retirement planning. The POA do assist where a member has a complaint around the administration of their pension, and that assistance is usually limited to signposting to the MYCS ...
CIRC 009: NEC MINUTES
Please find attached NEC minutes for the 22nd January 2025 for your information.
PR 267: 'BRING IT BACK’ CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR PRISON MAINTENANCE TO BE BROUGHT BACK ‘IN-HOUSE
Labour should deliver on its promise to introduce the “biggest wave of insourcing in a generation” by bringing prisons maintenance contracts back “in house”, says the union representing the UK’s 32,000 Prison Officers and Operational Support Staff.
PR 266: PRISON OFFICERS UNION CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO ADDRESS SITUATION AT HMP DURHAM
The Union representing the UK’s 35,000 prison officers has called for urgent action to address longstanding concerns of their members at HMP Durham.
CIRC 008: THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EFFECTS OF NIGHT WORK
The TUC have recently conducted research into the effects of night work on workers.
CIRC 007: DURHAM MINERS GALA AND TOLPUDDLE FESTIVAL
The Durham Miners Gala takes place on Saturday 12 July 2025. The POA have had a presence at the Gala for many years.
PR 265: PRISON OFFICERS UNION CALLS FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE IN PRISON
The Union representing the UK’s 35,000 Prison and Operational Support Grade Officers is calling for urgent action to address soaring levels of violence in jails in England and Wales.
CIRC 006: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE JANUARY 2025
Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all POA members.
PR 264: PRISON OFFICERS AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF NEED A PAY RISE SAY UNION
Prison Officers and those working in Operational Support Grades in England and Wales need an urgent pay rise to help address recruitment and retention problems across the prison estate.
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