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Watch Mark Fairhurst on Sky News regarding Operation Safeguard

On Wednesday 30^th November, Prisons Minister Damian Hinds, announced to Parliament that due to an "acute and sudden increase in the prison population" in recent months the Operation Safeguard contingency plan had been launched for the first time since 2007.

At the POA Annual Conference in Eastbourne 2022 delegates endorsed a Conference Paper titled TUC Anti-Racism Action Plan to ensure our own Rules and Constitution and staff handbook internally are very clear that Race Discrimination is an issue that will not be tolerated within our own union or respective workplaces.

The POA at its Conference in Eastbourne 2022 determined that in line with the TUC Sexual Harassment task force the POA would update its policies in its staff handbook and indeed in our Rules and Constitution to protect our members in their respective workplaces.

If you pay tax, there’s a fairly high chance you’ve paid too much.

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

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 9^th November 2022 for your information.

The Executive has been made aware that there is some confusion over the employer mandating the wearing of body worn video cameras.

Listen to the National Chair's Comments on HMIP at HMP Liverpool on BBC Radio

As you are aware the NEC are committed to the continued training and development of local Branch Officials.