Prison Officers’ Association
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Background
The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) is the largest union in the United Kingdom representing Uniformed Prison Grades and staff working within the field of Secure Forensic Psychiatric Care, with over 35 thousand members in the public and private sectors.
The POA represents all Prison Officer Grades including Governor grades 4 & 5 in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. The POA also represents all Nursing and Ancillary grades in the Special Hospitals (Ashworth, Broadmoor , Rampton and Carstairs).
Roles
- To protect and promote the interests of its members.
- To regulate the conditions of employment of its members and their relations with their employing bodies.
- To provide initial legal advice to members at their request on any matter and to give all further necessary assistance to any member in relation to any legal request - judicial or disciplinary proceedings as laid down in the Rules.
- To provide a death benefit.
- To provide and maintain such services and organisational structure for the benefits of members as laid down in the Rules.
