SEETEC Pay Deal - Napo negotiators raise the stakes
Last week, members of the three Probation Unions voted to accept a significantly important pay offer from Seetec, the owner of the Kent Surrey and Sussex CRC which incorporates the former CRC areas of Wales, Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire, and Devon Dorset and Cornwall.
The pay deal represents a major breakthrough in Napo’s campaign to see parity of pay between our members working in the NPS and those employed by a CRC. The offer that was accepted by members sees the realignment of all salary bands to the 2019 NPS Pay Banding. Where this results in less than a 3% increase for an employee, Seetec will apply an unconsolidated payment for the percentage differential. The resulting pay increases will be included in the April pay run. Acceptance of this offer brings an end to the current pay dispute.
The pay deal represents a major breakthrough in Napo’s campaign to see parity of pay between our members working in the NPS and those employed by a CRC. The offer that was accepted by members sees the realignment of all salary bands to the 2019 NPS Pay Banding. Where this results in less than a 3% increase for an employee, Seetec will apply an unconsolidated payment for the percentage differential. The resulting pay increases will be included in the April pay run. Acceptance of this offer brings an end to the current pay dispute.
Significance of the deal
This move by SEETEC is a clear statement of intent about their future aspirations in terms of securing new Probation Provider contracts with the MoJ from June next year. Napo National Officials and our local reps from the above areas are commended for the way in which they engaged with Seetec and for presenting powerful arguments about the need to invest in staff if this employer wishes to stand any chance of securing new contractual arrangements going forward.
While Napo remains implacably opposed to the re-marketisation of Intervention and Programme services, it is our job to engage with all employers to try and secure the best that we can on behalf of our members. The impact of this pay deal has already seen a number of staff from neighbouring CRC’s take up employment opportunities with Seetec, which sends a strong signal to other CRC owners that’s its time they raised their game too.
Look out for more news on CRC pay once current negotiations in DTV CRC and Sodexo are concluded. It is expected that pay claims to the NPS and other CRC’s will be submitted by the unions very soon.
While Napo remains implacably opposed to the re-marketisation of Intervention and Programme services, it is our job to engage with all employers to try and secure the best that we can on behalf of our members. The impact of this pay deal has already seen a number of staff from neighbouring CRC’s take up employment opportunities with Seetec, which sends a strong signal to other CRC owners that’s its time they raised their game too.
Look out for more news on CRC pay once current negotiations in DTV CRC and Sodexo are concluded. It is expected that pay claims to the NPS and other CRC’s will be submitted by the unions very soon.
Siobhan Foreman For Napo Officer Group
Ian Lawrence General Secretary
11th March 2020
Of course Napo agreed a crap deal. That’s what Napo does best.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministry-of-justice-secures-an-extra-90-million-to-support-victims-and-toughen-community-sentences
ReplyDeleteThe Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will invest more than £90 million to make our streets safer, improve community sentences and support victims of rape and domestic abuse after the Chancellor announced new funding in yesterday’s Budget.
DeleteNearly £70 million will go towards toughening community sentences – including the use of new technology such as alcohol monitoring sobriety tags and GPS location tracking.
A further £15 million will help improve the support available for rape victims – such as the recruitment of more Independent Sexual Violence Advisers who help guide victims through the justice system. £5 million will help fund a pilot of new integrated domestic abuse courts which consider family and criminal matters in parallel – providing more consistent support for victims.
This new investment builds on the progress made at last year’s Spending Round, where the government prioritised cutting crime by providing funding to hire 20,000 new police officers, begin the delivery of 10,000 new prison places and to reform the probation system.
Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Robert Buckland QC MP said:
This extra funding will be vital in delivering our promise to better protect the public and restore faith in the justice system.
From using new tagging technology to monitor offenders’ movements and alcohol intake to boosting support for victims – this government is driving improvements at every stage of the justice system.
Some of the funding for community sentences will also go towards supporting the government’s commitment to breaking the cycle of female offending by diverting women from prison into specialised support services.
In addition, £3 million will go towards launching a Royal Commission into the Criminal Justice System to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice process.
The total funding for MOJ in the 2020 Budget totals £247.5 million, which includes £156 million for maintenance work in the prison estate and was announced last year.
Notes to editors
Legislation has been introduced to allow the introduction of alcohol monitoring sobriety tags and will come into force later this year.
The tags perform around-the-clock monitoring of alcohol in an offender’s perspiration. If they drink - breaching their alcohol abstinence order – they can be returned to court for further sanctions.
A successful two-year pilot across London (MOPAC) showed over 90% compliance rate with the tags – with offenders themselves saying they had a positive impact on their lives, wellbeing and offending behaviour.
GPS location monitoring was rolled out last year and allows real-time monitoring of exclusion zones which help to protect victims and monitor offender’s attendance at work or rehab programmes
The funding commitments in the Budget for MOJ include:
£156 million for maintenance work in the prison estate (previously announced in 2019)
£68.5 million to strengthen community sentences including by rolling out alcohol monitoring tags
£15 million to improve support available for victims of rape and their experience of the criminal justice system
£5 million to pilot integrated domestic abuse courts in England and Wales. These courts will provide better and more consistent support for victims in their experience of the justice system.
£3 million to launch a Royal Commission into the Criminal Justice System to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice process.
The Ministry of Justice also received a large increase to their 20/21 budget at the Spending Round. The 4.9% real terms increase included:
funding to begin the delivery of the governments £2.5 billionn commitment to create 10,000 new prison places
£100 million to increase security in prisons through the introduction of airport style security scanners
additional funding to support the ongoing reform of the probation system which will help reduce reoffending
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ReplyDeletehttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/872095/hmpps-evidence-psprb-2020-2021.pdf
"The estimated cost of the above proposals for 2012/21 is c. £46.1m (including on-costs5). These costs are presented for HMPPS (excluding the National Probation Service which has a separate pay determination process)"
Also:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-covid-19-prison-preparedness-lucy-frazer-statement
"Our proposals [for prison officers] would mean a pay increase, depending on position within the pay range, of between c. 2% and 7% for Bands 2 to 5; and an increase of between c. 2% and 6% for managerial grades. Under our progression and pay point uplift proposals, the average F&S Officer in Band 3 will receive an above inflation pay increase of 3.8%"
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