Ministry of Justice v Prison Officers Association [QBD] 28.02.17 (Unreported)

The Secretary of State for Justice was granted an injunction preventing the Prison Officers' Association from asking its members to withdraw from "voluntary tasks". The request constituted an inducement to withhold services contrary to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 s.127 and "industrial action" in s.127(1A) was not confined to services which prison officers might be contractually obliged to undertake.