Police staff work in a variety of roles from 999 call handler to forensic technicians, from detention officers to crime and incident advisors. All play a vital role in cutting crime as part of a modern, balanced police force.
But the Scottish Government is cutting £1.1 billion from police budgets by 2026 – and the protection of police officer numbers means that police staff like control room operators, crime analysts, and criminal justice staff are losing their jobs. UNISON believes we need a modern, balanced police team – with the right people doing the right jobs – for a better, safer Scotland.
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Police Scotland building sales about balancing books not improving service says staff union.
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End Police Scotland role in Colombia
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UNISON Week 297 – Plug the gap & more
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Latest documents
UNISON Submission to Policing Sub Cttee capital resourcing inquiry (Post Budget)
After police stations began to literally fall apart last year, Holyrood's Justice Committee began an inquiry into capital spending in ...
Briefing 113 Draft Budget 2020-21
The Scottish Government draft budget for 2020/21 has been published. The spending total amounts to a real terms increase of ...
Local Governance Review Events
The Scottish government and COSLA launched a Local Governance Review in December 2017. This is a review of all public ...
Post Legislative Scrutiny of Police & Fire Reform
This is the UNISON Scotland response to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee's call for written views on Post Legislative Scrutiny ...
Policing in Scotland 2026 UNISON response – May 2017
UNISON Scotland Response to Consultation on Policing 2026: Serving a changing Scotland Police Scotland & Scottish Police Authority May 2017 Introduction ...
Police Budget Inquiry – Nov 2016
This is the UNISON Scotland evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Justice Sub-Committee on Policing inquiry into financial planning for 2017/18 ...
