§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average take-home pay, including overtime, before tax of each grade of prison officer.
Basic pay Shift pay Premium Pay Overtime Total £ £ £ £ £ Officer 100.94 12.72 11.92 68.38 193.96 Senior Officer 125.82 15.85 14.52 83.30 239.49 Principal Officer 141.09 17.78 16.12 84.65 259.64 Chief Officer II 191.59 21.63 29.98 223.20 (£8,957 p.a.) (£1,129 p.a.) (£1,565 p.a.) (£11,651 p.a.) Chief Officer I 185.42 23.37 32.18 240.97 (£9,679 p.a.) (£1,120 p.a.) (51,680 p.a.) (£12,579 p.a.) In addition all the above grades receive either a rent-free quarter, or a housing allowance as follows:
Per week £ Prison Officer 19.20 Senior Officer 19.20 Principal Officer 19.20 Chief Officer II 24.52 (£1,280 p.a.) Chief Officer I 24.52 (£1,280 p.a.) Those officers working in London prisons receive London weighting as follows:
Living in quarters Receiving housing allowance £ £ Inner London 17.40 23.37 Outer London 7.00 9.58 Specialist officers in all grades, eg hospital officers, dog handlers, physical education instructors, receive additional allowances which range from £2.69 to £13.52 per week.