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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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Branch Officer Training Weekend 2025
The region’s annual branch officer training weekend, which brings together activ…
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Renters’ Rights Bill: House of Lords committee stage
A UNISON briefing for House of Lords peers, detailing UNISON’s key asks and demands
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UNISON's position on English devolution
Councils in England need to be properly resourced throughout the reorganisation and devolution process
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Briefing 152 – National Social Work Agency Update: March 2025
Plans are going ahead to create a National Social Work Agency (NSWA) as part of the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill,
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Revised Code of Professional Conduct and Practice consultation (EWC)
Current proposals do not fully reflect the realities facing school support staff
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e-brief – Insourcing of Adult Residential and Home Care
This briefing provides recent examples of where, how and why adult social care s…
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e-brief – Overview of Adult Social Care in Scotland
This briefing summarises the most recent national data about adult residential care and home care in Scotland
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Briefing 151 – Accounts Commission report: Additional Support for Learning
This briefing summarises the latest Accounts Commission report on Additional Sup…
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Renters’ rights: House of Lords debate
A UNISON briefing for House of Lords debate: “Ensuring that rents in the private rented sector are affordable”
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Briefing 150 – NCS Bill Update: National Care Service abandoned
The Government has finally abandoned its plans to create a National Care Service (NCS). This was confirmed to Parliament on
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Caring at a cost: a survey of migrant care staff working in the UK
The findings of a UNISON survey, conducted to establish the extent of UK migrant…
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Renters’ Rights Bill: House of Lords second reading
A UNISON briefing for House of Lords peers at the second reading, outlining UNISON’s key asks and demands
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