17/04/2026
UNISON Members Vote to Accept 6% Pay Offer
UNISON members have voted by an overwhelming majority to accept the improved 6% pay offer for 2025 as follows:
· 62.9% turnout
· 88% voted to accept
· 12% voted to reject
UNISON’s Probation Committee met on 16 April after the ballot closed. In light of the ballot results, the Committee agreed to accept the pay offer on behalf of members. This has now been communicated to HMPPS.
A very big thank you to all the UNISON members who voted in the pay ballot. It was the support of members who voted to reject the previous 4% pay offer which gave such strong backing to UNISON to go back to demand a better deal. This shows what we can achieve as a trade union and stands us in good stead going forward.
If the pay offer is accepted by all three probation unions, HMPPS has indicated that it will pay the award in May salaries including backpay. We anticipate that HMPPS will announce the outcome of all the union ballots by close of play today – 17 April.
PAY AWARD
If accepted by the unions, the pay award, covering the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, will comprise:
6% increase on all pay points
6% increase on the following cash allowances:
London weighting: increase from £4,250 to £4,505/year
Prison Supplement increase from £737 to £781/year
Standby allowance increase from £46.07 to £48.83
Deletion of the lowest pay point of pay band A (currently £53,995). Staff on this pay point will get a 9.2% pay rise
All increases to be backdated to 1 April 2025, including arrears relating to overtime, unsocial hours, prison supplement and standby allowance.
Further advice regarding universal credit and student loans from UNISON will be made available next week.
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