HC Deb 14 November 1932 vol 270 cc765-8W
Major LLEWELLIN

asked the Home Secretary in detail the total remuneration of a newly-recruited police constable in the Metropolitan Police Force and of an existing police constable with five years' service in that force.

Sir J. GILMOUR

The information asked for is as follows:

Per week
1. A constable starting under the Desborough scale received, before the introduction of the economy deductions— £. s. d. £. s. d.
Pay 3 10 0
Boot allowance 0 1 0
3 11 0
His other emoluments ant their estimated value were as follows:— £. s. d.
Free quarters in Section House, or a rent allowance at the rate for single men up to a maximum of 7s. 9d. (Average allowance) 0 5 9
Uniform provided 0 1 10
Free medical and dental treatment provided 0 0 9
Pension rights over and above his 5 per cent. contribution 0 9 4
0 17 8
£4 8 8
2. A constable serving under the Desborough scale, married and with five years' service (about two-thirds of the present force have served five years and over) receives:— £. s. d.
Pay (less the present 10 per cent. deduction) 3 12 0
Boot allowance 0 1 0
Rent allowance (if free quarters are not provided)covering his rent up to a maximum of 15s.6d. weekly (Average allowance) 0 14 6
4 7 6
His other emoluments and their estimated value are as follows:—
?. s. d.
Uniform provided 0 1 10
Free medical and dental treatment provided 0 0 9
Pension rights, over and above his 5 per cent. contribution 0 10 7
0 13 2
£5 0 8

Per week
3. A constable now joining the Ser-vice on the rates of pay provisionally fixed last year for new entrants in the first three years of service receives, on appointment:— £. s. d.
£. s. d.
Pay 2 l5 0
Boot allowance 0 1 0
2 16 0
His other emoluments and their estimated value are as follows:—
£. s. d.
Free quarters in Section House, or a rent allowance at the rate for single men up to a maxi mum of 7s. 9d. (Average allowance) 0 5 9
Uniform provided 0 1 10
Free medical and dental treatment provided 0 0 9
Pension rights, over and above his 5 per cent, contribution 0 7 4
0 15 8
£3 11 8

Mr. E. WILLIAMS

asked the Home Secretary what are the weekly deductions taken from Metropolitan police constables' pay and the purposes for which the deductions are made.

Sir J. GILMOUR

The deductions taken from Metropolitan police constables' pay are:

The statutory deduction at the rate of 5 per cent. of pay, being the contribution towards pension.

The supplementary (economy) deduction as from the 7th November, 1932, at the rate of 8s. 6d. weekly, or 10 per cent. of pay whichever is the less, in the case of constables who, on the 30th September, 1931, were serving in or training as candidates for the Force (Statutory Rules and Orders, 1932, No. 888).

A compulsory subscription of ld. a month by all constables for the purchase and repair of books in police libraries.

Voluntary deductions are also made in respect of:

Provident and Death Benefit Funds from Is. to 2s. per week according to number of retirements and deaths.

Orphanage, 3d. per week.

Convalescent Home, Hove, ld. per month.

A constable may cease any or all of these voluntary contributions at any time.

Mr. RHYS DAVIES

asked the Home Secretary the present starting pay, with bonus, of a prison officer and a Metropolitan police constable, respectively; and what are the additional allowances or emoluments in each case?

Sir J. GILMOUR

As regards the pay and emoluments of a newly-joined Metropolitan Police Constable, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I am giving to-day to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge (Major Llewellin). In the case of prison officers it is not possible to give precisely comparable figures regarding the emoluments, but the following may be taken as representing the position approximately:

A prison officer receives on appointment:

Per week.
£. s. d.
Pay 1 9 0
Bonus 0 14 6
£2 3 6
His other emoluments and their estimated value are: Quarters (or, where quarters are not provided, an allowance for rent up to a maximum of £1 a week in London) (pensionable value) 0 9 0
Uniform (pensionable value) 0 2 6
Pension rights (approximate) 0 7 0
£3 2 0

Free medical attendance is provided for the officer and his wife and children.