§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure on police overtime in each of the last three years, per police force, and in total; what are the rates for(a) overtime pay and (b) standard pay; and if he will make a statement.[70323]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation is not held centrally on the total expenditure on police overtime and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The provisions for determining police officers' rates of pay for overtime are contained in Regulation 28 of the Police Regulations 1995. The standard rates of pay are:
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Pay (Constable to Superintendent) Pay point Annual salary with effect from 1 September 1998 (£) London salaries Constable On commencing service 1 16,056 — On completion of initial training perid 2 17,964 — On completion of 2 years' satisfactory service 3 19,029 — 4 19,533 — 5 20,211 — 6 20,859 — 7 21,540 — 8 22,161 — 9 22,722 — 10 23,460 — 11 24,321 — 12 25,410 — Sergeant 1 24,525 — 2 25,410 — 3 26,295 — 4 27,189 — 5 27,774 — 6 28,605 — Inspector and Chief Inspector 1 31,719 33,171 2 32,655 34,104 3 33,588 35,037 4 34,518 35,970 First Chief Inspector point 5 35,454 36,909 6 36,183 37,638 7 36,918 38,370 1— 37,650 39,102 1— 38,307 39,759 Superintendent 1 241,484 — 2 42,783 — 3 44,085 — 4 45,387 — 5 46,833 — 6 348,390 — 7 49,236 — 8 50,310 — 9 51,495 — 1 Only applicable to those chief inspectors who were at the penultimate and maximum point of the scale on 31 August 1994 2 Min. of Range 1 3 Max. of Range 1 and min. of Range 2
Pay (ACPO ranks) Officers appointed on a fixed term basis with effect from 1 September 1998 (£) Officers not appointed on a fixed term basis with effect from 1 September 1998 (£) Assistant Chief Constable 62,259–71,466 59,292–68,064 Designated deputies ACC (D) 80 per cent, of the basic salary of their chief or £71,466, whichever is higher 80 per cent, of the basic salary of their chief or £68,064, whichever is higher Chief Constable Population band up to 500,000 74,616–85,335 71,058–81,267 500,001–1,000,000 78,432–92,232 74,700–87,840 1,000,001–2,000,000 85,335–99,129 81,267–94,410 Over 2,000,000 94,434–106,569 90,036–101,613 Chief Constables of Greater Manchester, Strathclyde and West Midlands 97,848–110,430 93,297–105,291 Metropolitan Police Commander 62,259–71,466 59,292–68,064 80 per cent. of the basic salary of Assistant Commissioner 80 per cent of the basic salary of Assistant Commissioner Designated Commander Assistant Commissioner 93,945–99,129 90,036–94,410 Deputy Commissioner 104,682–112,509 99,570–107,016 City of London Commissioner 85,335–99,129 81,267–94,410 Assistant Commissioner 80 per cent, of the basic salary of Commissioner or 71,466 whichever is higher 80 per cent, of the basic salary of Commissioner or 68.064 whichever is higher