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UNISON Cymru policy work
Time to value school support staff report
School support staff face low pay, insecure contracts and rising workloads, with many struggling to meet living costs or leaving the sector for better-paid roles elsewhere.
Development of a Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales
Only workers and employers should negotiate a Fair Pay Agreement
Better public services for a fairer Wales
Nearly 100,000 UNISON members are speaking as one in the 2026 Senedd election. This is about the future of our NHS, our schools, our care services and our communities.
The future of local government services in Wales
A new report reveals how decades of underinvestment in council preventative services have driven up demand for far more expensive emergency interventions in the NHS and criminal justice system
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The 2024 UNISON police staff pay and morale survey
Police staff across all three nations feel undervalued and underpaid for the vital work they do
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Briefing 159 – UK Government Spending Review
The UK Government published the results of it’s Spending Review on 11th of June . This Briefing looks at the
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Briefing 158 – Care Reform (Scotland) Bill passes
On 10 June, the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed. This briefing gives an overview of its provisions. The Act
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Briefing 157 – Care Management: Fit for purpose?
Care Management is the process for assessing individuals’ needs for social care services. It is integral to the social care
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Briefing 156 – The Scottish AI Register and AI in Public Services
This Briefing provides an introduction to the Scottish AI register, the principl…
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e briefing Potential impact of UK Government Immigration White paper on NHS Scotland
The UK Home Office has announced changes to immigration rules that may have a significant impact on how NHS
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Response to consultation on Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, 2025
UNISON supports mandatory pay gap reporting to address persistent workplace inequality
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Briefing 155 – Call for views: Restraint & seclusion in schools bill
A private members’ Bill has been introduced by Daniel Johnson MSP with the aim of tackling inappropriate use of restraint
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill: House of Lords second reading
A UNISON briefing for House of Lords peers, outlining UNISON’s key asks and demands
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill: report stage
This briefing outlines the key measures in the bill and UNISON’s policy
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Briefing 154 – Consultation on rent control exemptions
The Housing (Scotland) Bill will introduce a system of long-term rent controls. …
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e brief Local Government Budgets 2025/26
Audit Scotland has published its assessment of local authority budgets for 2025/…
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