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We are delighted to tell you that the charity raffle organised for this year’s Scottish conference, raised a fantastic total of £3,585. Your kind generosity far exceeded our expectations.

Watch the tribute to Joe Simpson

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 9th October 2024 for your information.

The POA held a Parliamentary Reception in the House of Commons on 21^st October 2024.

The Health Unions met on Thursday 17^th October 2024 as part of the NHS Staff side and on the agenda was the constitution of the composition of the Staff side.

This was always going to be a difficult situation as I did not want to appear to be insensitive to the passing of Joe Simpson Deputy General Secretary and advertising the vacant position.

I indicated in a previous Circular that I would keep the membership updated with any funeral arrangements in respect of Joe.

Our campaign to repeal Section 127 of the Criminal Justice Public Order Act 1994 was launched at the TUC with a motion which was unanimously approved by all trade unions who were present.

The POA welcome the publication of the employment rights bill as a step forward for workers but has said it has done nothing to address the rights of Prison Officers, who have been denied the right to strike since 1994, and denied the right to take any form of industrial action since a permanent injunction was imposed on the POA in 2019.

If you still pay tax, even if it’s just on your pension, there’s a fairly high chance you may have paid too much.