HC Deb 05 March 1998 vol 307 cc706-7W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the allowances and special payments available to (i) police force employees, (ii) Fire Service employees, (iii) Probation Service employees, and (iv) Prison Service employees; and what was the total amount spent on each type of allowance and payment in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [32407]

Mr. Michael

The main allowances and payments made to police officers, probation officers and prison officers are shown in the tables. Not all the allowances are paid to each category of officer referred to in the tables. Each of the allowances and payments is subject to certain conditions being met before they are paid. Information on the total expenditure on these allowances and payments is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

The allowances and special payments applicable to fire service employees is a matter for the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Authorities Fire Brigades, and information about the level of such payments is not held centrally. Particulars are given in sections VI, VII and IX of the NJC's Scheme of Conditions of Service. Copies of the relevant extracts from the Scheme have been placed in the Library.

£
Type of allowance Current rate of allowance
Police Service—Police Officers
Refreshment allowance min 5.16 max 8.10
Subsistence allowance min 7.26 max 19.95
Lodging allowance min 38.10 max 54.09
Standby allowance 5.75
London allowance 1,011 per annum
London weighting 1,542 per annum
Removal allowance 1,431
Plain clothes allowance 252 per annum
Detective expenses allowance min 3.00 max 5.00
Dog handler's allowance min 1,059 max 1,443
Housing emoluments min 1,706 max 9,153
Motor vehicle allowance various rates according to usage
Gratuity for dealing with badly decomposed corpses 15.51–23.23 per incident
Recurring escort duty locally determined
Incidental expenses allowance (residential training) 3.63 a night up to max of 14.55 a week
Probation Service—Probation Officers
London allowance (Probation Officers and Probation Service (Officers) 2,199 (inner London)
London allowance (APT&C staff)1 2,277 (inner London)
London allowance (Probation Officers and Probation Service (Officers) 1,164 (outer London)
London allowance (APT&C staff)1 1,212 (outer London)
London allowance (Manual staff) 1,662
Environmental allowance 675 per annum
Car allowance various rates subject to usage
Subsistence allowance min 2.43 max 7.64
Residential course allowance 3.63 per night
Standby allowance 17.49 per duty
Sleep in allowance min 17.49 max 22.74
Removal allowance Expenses to be paid up to a pre determined maximum
Prison Service—Prison Officers
London supplement 508 per annum (inner London)
330 per annum (intermediate)
264 per annum (outer London)
London weighting addition 1,776 per annum (inner London)
1,015 per annum (intermediate)
736 per annum (outer London)
Specialist allowance (payable to Caterers, Dog Handlers, Hospital Officers, Trade Instructors, Physical Education Instructors, Works Officers and Librarians) 1,041 per annum
Ex-gratia payments (payable for emergency attendance in excess of normal conditioned hours) 12 per hour
1 APT&C staff: Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical staff.