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Prison Officers who protected the general public during the pandemic and put their own lives at risk on average are getting a 4 per cent pay rise which is not even half of the rate of inflation.

The Government announced the outcome of the Pay Review Body recommendations including the PSPRB. The link to the recommendations that Government have accepted is as follows https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psprb-twenty-first-report-on-england-and-wales-2022

Following the adoption of the above motion, members may apply for 10, 15 and 20-years membership badges providing the criteria is met as set out on the attached pro-forma. 

The POA National Executive Committee determined that an OSG Consultative Committee would be formed, OSG’s play a vital part within our membership and are valued members of the POA.

We are about to open the ballot for the NHS AFC pay offer for 2022/2023. The pay offer has been circulated previously and I am sure you are all aware of the detail and content of the offer by now

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 15^th and 29^th June 2022 for your information.

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

POA is committed to offering members valuable membership services and as part of this commitment we wanted to highlight one of your key membership benefits. 

Please find attached letters that are self-explanatory. I know that Government is in disarray but the delay to the announcement on pay for Prison Officer Grades and OSGs is totally unacceptable.