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Unison wades in to fight criminal justice sell-offs
Dave Prentis calls for an independent inquiry into privatisation of police and probation services

Unison will throw its weight behind the fight against police and probation service privatisation, including balloting members for industrial action.

The union's general secretary Dave Prentis is speaking at the union's Police and Justice Conference in Brighton today where he will vow to battle against murky security corporations.

Mr Prentis said: "Mr Cameron can shuffle his Cabinet anyway he likes, but the result is still the same - a bad deal for the public.

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