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Jackie Marshall NEC reports on prison officers and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

 

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

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As the Employment Rights Bill completes its parliamentary journey, all eyes are on the Tory and Liberal Democrat amendments made to the Bill in the House of Lords.

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Please find attached NEC minutes for the 11th September 2025 for your information.

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POA General Secretary Steve Gillan is elected as the TUC President for 2025 - 2026

 

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Overcrowding is the biggest issue in Scotland's prisons, the prison officers' union has said...

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Union plea on prison crowding | The Press and Journal | Craig Paton: Overcrowding is the biggest issue in Scotland's prisons, the prison officers' union has said...
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Please find attached NEC minutes for the 27th August 2025 for your information.

 

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POA give evidence to the Scottish Parliament Criminal Justice Committee inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons

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Tackling Sexual Harassment | TUC Congress 2025  - Watch the video

Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector, able to trace its roots back more than 100 years.

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