§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the percentage increase in police pay since April 1979; and if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the details of pay increases for each grade of the service for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. HurdSince April 1979 the basic pay of police officers below the rank of assistant chief constable has increased by 119.2 per cent. Following is the other information.
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Rank April 1979 May 1979 September 1979 September 1980 September 1981 September 1982 September 1983 Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Chief Superintendent 9,426 10,326 10,800 11,775 12,258 13,365 14,868 16,212 16,830 18,351 18,564 20,241 20,124 21,750 Assistant Chief Constable 10,478 11,077 12,500 — 14,188 — 17,001 — 19,101 — 21,069 — 22,809 — Deputy Chief Constable 11,004 13,604 13,280 16,400 15,072 18,615 17,502 20,943 19,602 22.794 21,621 25,143 23,949 27,222 Chief Constable 13,603 17,455 16,600 20,500 18,840 23,268 21,195 26,175 23,046 28,203 25,419 31,107 27,519 33,678 Senior officers in Metropolitan Police Commander 10,733 10,949 12,725 — 14,442 — 17,289 — 19,428 — 21,429 — 23,199 — Deputy Assistant Commissioner 12,642 13,196 15,500 — 17,592 — 19,791 — 21,681 — 23,913 — 25,890 — Assistant Commissioner 16,336 — 19,375 — 21,990 — 24,738 — 26,694 — 29,442 — 31,875 — Deputy Commissioner 17,984 — 21,315 — 24,192 — 27,216 — 29,364 — 32,388 — 35,064 —