Public and Commercial Services Union

PCS Home Office group is the section of your trade union that deals with issues specifically affecting members in the Home Office, including the Border and Immigration Agency.

The group is made up of a number of more local branches – some of which are building-based, others cover entire regions or in the case of one Branch entire countries.

As a general rule-of-thumb, your local branch executive committee, elected at your branch annual general meeting, will handle issues affecting just one branch.

Home Office branches

Issues affecting more than one branch within the Home Office (including the BIA) will be taken up by the group executive committee, also elected by the membership. These issues include matters such as Pay and other general terms and conditions of service.

Both the branches and the group are subject to the overriding authority of the union’s national executive committee, which is elected by the members to manage the union on issues covering all government departments.

Getting involved with your union

You may have heard the phrase “the unions is only as strong as it’s members.” But what does that mean?

PCS is made up of members across many workplaces. Our ability to be influential depends on how many members we have – and on how well they are organised. Good communication is vitally important.

Members need to know what the union is doing and they should also have a voice in deciding union policy.

The only way this can work is if every workplace has someone willing to help the union. It could be as simple as:

None of these jobs are complicated. None take up huge amount of time.

They are often enjoyable roles and the Home Office allow you paid time off to carry them out.

If you are interested in getting involved please contact Melanie Jenner, group organiser: telephone 020 8760 8404