Justice and custodial workers

Community is proud to be the trade union for justice and custodial workers in the UK working across all parts of the criminal justice system, including:

Control centre staff
Court and prisoner escort drivers
Custody case managers
Criminal investigation and justice workers
Electronic monitoring and tagging officers
Field monitoring officers
Fraud investigators
Immigration officers and staff
Prison custody officers (PCOs) and correctional officers
Probation officers
Youth justice workers

Whatever your role is in the UK criminal justice system, we are here to protect you. We’re fighting for a better working world for everyone working across the justice sector, and we want you to join us.

Community proudly represents thousands of members across the justice system at HM Prison and probation Service, Serco, Sodexo, G4S, Mitie, Capita EMS and more. Everyone across the sector works tirelessly to keep the British public safe, so it is our responsibility to keep them safe at work.

Working across the justice sector brings with it many challenges as well as considerable risk to health and safety – that’s where we come in. Our specialist team of justice legal officers and trade union representatives are all dedicated to fighting for you, and everyone in the justice and custodial sector.

Join the union for justice and custodial workers today

We understand everything about the justice and custodial sector, including the importance of the work you do, the unique issues and challenges you face at work, the impact it has on your mental health, and most importantly, what your rights are.

With this knowledge, we are working together with our network of members and trade union representatives to fight for better pay, conditions, and recognition for the vital work you do in keeping the public safe.

Join us and become an integral part of our union today. Whatever your income, our rates will work for you, with Community membership starting from just £7.13 a month. You can find our full list of subscriptions here.

Look below to find out more about how we’re fighting for better health, safety and wellbeing for our members, how we can support your mental health, our exclusive membership benefits, and how we can help you at work.

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Join the fight to keep you safe

No one should have to go to work in fear of threats or assault, however it is an unfortunate reality for 1 in 4 justice and custodial workers.

The health, safety and wellbeing of our members is of utmost importance, and that’s why we’re campaigning to raise awareness of the mental and physical abuse endured by justice and custodial workers every single day and put a stop to it.

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Advice, support and representation with workplace issues

At Community, our specialist justice and custodial officers, and trade union representatives are committed to fighting for our members working across the UK justice system. They’ll always be on hand to support you with issues that occur in the workplace on pay, health and safety, assaults and injuries, stress, mental health and more.

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Access member-exclusive benefits

As a Community member, you will also have access to an exclusive package of benefits, including legal support for non-workplace related matters including family law, will writing and personal injury, as well as financial help when times get tough, discounts and offers on hundreds of high street brands, gym memberships and holidays, access to over 650 CPD-accredited courses and more.

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Mental health support for prison staff

We understand the pressures that working in the criminal justice system brings, especially to your mental health when dealing with violence, abuse and more. As a member of Community, you have access to exclusive mental health and stress advice, guidance, and support, as well as the opportunity to become a mental health champion in your workplace.

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Join the union for justice and custodial workers today

Community is the union for all justice and custodial workers. Whether you work in a private prison, secure immigration centre, youth offender institutions on in prisoner escorting, electronic monitoring services or overseas escort services, we want you to join us.

Together, we will fight for better pay, rights, and recognition for the vital work that you do.

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