Unison demands strict measures to keep poll staff safe

摘要

The Government needs to implement strict measures in May's local elections to keep staff safe, trade union Unison has urged. Unison called for action and assurances to ensure polling stations do not become hotspots for infection in a letter to communities secretary Robert Jenrick and the Local Government Association (LGA). Councils were told by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government last week that they would need to buy equipment for the protection of staff, voters and others at polling stations, postal vote openings and counts.