News Room

The TUC is hosting a one-day conference on asbestos on Monday 28^th April, which will centre on driving forward our campaign for removal.

On Monday 28 April, we will mark International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD). It is a day where we resolve to remember the dead and fight for the living.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 26^th March 2025 for your information.

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

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 11^th and 12^th March 2025 for your information.

The Trade Union representing the UKs Prison Officers is calling on the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood to publish a 2023 Cabinet Office assessment of Prison Maintenance Contracts. 

Cuts to the UK's prisons budget would have the effect of pouring petrol on an already blazing fire Union Leaders have warned. 

A new report has highlighted rising attacks on staff inside a Prison estate which is unsafe for use and bursting at the seams.

POAProtect offer travel insurance for members, but did you know this includes an award-winning medical cover with no upper age limit?

POA Circular 14/2025 explained to members that John McDonnell MP had submitted amendments to the Bill that would reinstate the basic human right of Prison Officers ability to withdraw their labour.