Brian Caton, Esq

Career: trade unionist; joined Prison Service 1977; Prison Offrs Assoc (POA, now Professional Trades Union for Prison Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers): memb Branch Ctee HMP Wakefield 1979 and 1994 (health and safety rep 1979, branch sec 1980-89), memb NEC 1989 (vice-chair 1990-94), asst sec 1996-2000, gen sec 2000- (also ed Gatelodge magazine, sec to various POA ctees, memb Cncl of Civil Service Unions Superannuation Sub-Ctee, memb Review of Pensions Jt Working Gp); TUC: press offr Wakefield 1983, vice-pres and political offr Wakefield 1984, pres Wakefield 1986-89, gen sec Wakefield 2000-, currently memb Gen Cncl, memb Lesbian and Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Ctee, memb Nat Trades Cncl TUC Ctee; currently exec memb Cncl European Fedn of Employees in Public Serv (also pres Justice Gp); memb Lab Pty