§ Mr. G. Griffithsasked the Home Secretary whether in the prison service and at Broadmoor Asylum there are any officers under the revised scales of pay who cannot attain their maximum rate of pay before 15 to 17 years of service; and whether he is aware that officers now joining can attain their maximum in 12 years?
§ Sir J. SimonUnder the former scales of pay at Broadmoor and in the Prison Service a prison officer could reach the maximum of the scale after 20 years' service, including two waiting periods of five years during which he received no increments. Under the new scale, which was introduced as from 1st January,2198W 1936, an officer can reach the maximum in 12 years by annual increments. In accordance with the usual Civil Service practice, serving officers have been assimilated to the new scale either at the new minimum or at the level of their existing rate of pay, whichever is higher, and thereafter receive annual increments in accordance with the new scale. The total period of service required to reach the maximum varies therefore according to the period which the officer has already served on the old scale, but every officer has the benefit not only of an improved scale, but also of a higher maximum.
§ Mr. G. Griffithsasked the Home Secretary how many officers at Broadmoor Asylum have attained the age of 55 or 60, their respective voluntary retiring ages, and have reached their maximum rates of pay?
§ Sir J. SimonEight are on the maximum of the scale, of whom two have reached the age of 60 and six the age of 55.