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		<title>CONFIDENCE IN SINGLE FORCE UNDERMINED AS SNP REJECT NATIONAL AUDIT OF STAFF CUTS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scottish Labour has warned the SNP government is undermining confidence in moves towards the new single police force, after they refused to order an independent audit into the impact of huge cuts to civilian posts. Labour Justice Debate 17th May &#8230; <a href="http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/confidence-in-single-force-undermined-as-snp-reject-national-audit-of-staff-cuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/confidence-in-single-force-undermined-as-snp-reject-national-audit-of-staff-cuts/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=confidence-in-single-force-undermined-as-snp-reject-national-audit-of-staff-cuts</link>
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		<title>Police Matters &#8211; May 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Latest Version Of Police Matters discusses the passage of the Police and Fire reform bill through stage 1 of the legislative process police_matters_may_2012 (1)]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/police-matters-may-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=police-matters-may-2012</link>
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		<title>MACASKILL REINFORCES FEARS SINGLE FORCE TIMESCALE DRIVEN BY CUTS NOT COMMUNITIES – MACDONALD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speaking after today’s stage 1 Scottish Parliament debate on the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill, in which Kenny MacAskill admitted that the timescale for implementing single national services are being driven by a need to cut costs, Scottish Labour’s &#8230; <a href="http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/macaskill-reinforces-fears-single-force-timescale-driven-by-cuts-not-communities-%e2%80%93-macdonald/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/macaskill-reinforces-fears-single-force-timescale-driven-by-cuts-not-communities-%e2%80%93-macdonald/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=macaskill-reinforces-fears-single-force-timescale-driven-by-cuts-not-communities-%25e2%2580%2593-macdonald</link>
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		<title>UNISON Police Reform News Issue 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRN Iss 3]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/unison-police-reform-news-issue-3/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=unison-police-reform-news-issue-3</link>
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		<title>UNISON calls for a balanced, modern police team ahead of parliamentary debate on national forces</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UNISON response to stage 1 debate on Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill   A balanced, modern police team must be the focus for the future of Scottish policing. That was the message from UNISON, the police staff union, speaking &#8230; <a href="http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/unison-calls-for-a-balanced-modern-police-team-ahead-of-parliamentary-debate-on-national-forces/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/unison-calls-for-a-balanced-modern-police-team-ahead-of-parliamentary-debate-on-national-forces/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=unison-calls-for-a-balanced-modern-police-team-ahead-of-parliamentary-debate-on-national-forces</link>
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		<title>SNP RISK TAKING POLICING IN SCOTLAND BACK TO THE 1970s – MACDONALD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speaking ahead of the stage 1 Scottish Parliament debate on the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Lewis Macdonald MSP, said: &#160; “Scottish Labour supports moves towards a single police force, but that must &#8230; <a href="http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/snp-risk-taking-policing-in-scotland-back-to-the-1970s-%e2%80%93-macdonald/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/snp-risk-taking-policing-in-scotland-back-to-the-1970s-%e2%80%93-macdonald/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=snp-risk-taking-policing-in-scotland-back-to-the-1970s-%25e2%2580%2593-macdonald</link>
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		<title>UNISON supports Police Federation Protest in London</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave Prentis , UNISON General secretary , senda a message of support to Paul McKeever , Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales. 2510_001]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/unison-supports-police-federation-protest-in-london/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=unison-supports-police-federation-protest-in-london</link>
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		<title>If police targets are maintained, large scale civilian cuts will follow &#8211; warns UNISON</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UNISON response to stage 1 report on Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill Plans to maintain the Scottish Government’s target of 1,000 extra police officers will lead to large scale civilian cuts and turn the policing clock back decades, warns &#8230; <a href="http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/if-police-targets-are-maintained-large-scale-civilian-cuts-will-follow-warns-unison/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/if-police-targets-are-maintained-large-scale-civilian-cuts-will-follow-warns-unison/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=if-police-targets-are-maintained-large-scale-civilian-cuts-will-follow-warns-unison</link>
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		<title>MACASKILL MUST HEED WARNINGS ON SINGLE POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES – MACDONALD </title>
		<description><![CDATA[Commenting on warnings made in the stage 1 Justice Committee report on the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill by Chief Constable Kevin Smith, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, that “savings set out in the &#8230; <a href="http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/macaskill-must-heed-warnings-on-single-police-and-fire-services-%e2%80%93-macdonald%c2%a0/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/05/macaskill-must-heed-warnings-on-single-police-and-fire-services-%e2%80%93-macdonald%c2%a0/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=macaskill-must-heed-warnings-on-single-police-and-fire-services-%25e2%2580%2593-macdonald%25c2%25a0</link>
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		<title>2nd UNISON Police Reform Newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the second Police Reform Newsletter. We hope you find it informative! PRN Iss 2]]></description>
		<link>http://unisonbl.co.uk/2012/04/2nd-unison-police-reform-newsletter/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2nd-unison-police-reform-newsletter</link>
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