§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the various grades in the fire service the minimum salaries payable in April of each of the last three years.
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§ Mr. BrittanThe National Joint Council for Local Authorities' Fire Brigades, in which negotiations on the pay
Minimum salary payable on Rank 1 April 1978 1 April 1979 1 April 1980 £ £ £ Senior Divisional Officer … … … … 6,840 8,355 10,074 Divisional Officer Grade 1 … … … 6,355 7,763 9,357 Divisional Officer Grade 2 … … … 5,754 7,029 8,472 Divisional Officer Grade 3 … … … 5,418 6,618 7,977 Assistant Divisional Officer … … … 5,058 6,178 7,446 Station Officer … … … … … 4,799 5,862 7,065 Sub-Officer. … … … … … … 4,140 5,057 6,090 Leading Fireman … … … … … 4,040 4,935 5,943 Fireman (aged 18 years) … … … … 2,967 3,624 4,365 The salaries of chief fire officers are determined by fire authorities within ranges recommended by the National Joint Council for Chief Officers' of Local Authorities' Fire Brigades according to the population of the area concerned and
Minimum salary applicable Population band 1 April 1978 1 April 1979 1 April 1980 £ £ £ 75,000–150,000 … … … 7,076–8,515 7,704–9,300 10,752–13,020 Over 2,000,000 … … … 11,987–12,482 13,362–13,911 19,023–19,803 Assistant chief fire officers' salaries have normally been fixed as a proportion of those of their chief fire officers, but the proportion has varied over the last three years.