HC Deb 06 June 1967 vol 747 c196W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further proposals he has to revise the salary scales of principal probation officers in order to maintain a suitable career structure in the probation service.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Following negotiations in the Joint Negotiating Committee for the Probation and After-Care Service in England and Wales, principal probation officers are just about to receive an increase in salary. According to an agreement of the Joint Negotiating Committee, the next review date is 1st April, 1968.

Mr. Biffen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the salaries proposed for principal probation officers are lower than the salary scale proposed by his Department in March, 1966; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Negotiations about the salaries of principal probation officers began in the Joint Negotiating Committee for the Probation and After-Care Service in England and Wales early in 1966, and were not concluded until May, 1967. In salary negotiations suggestions are frequently advanced and discussed which do not form part of a final settlement. The final figures for principal probation officers were arrived at in the light of all the relevant circumstances, including the economic circumstances prevailing at the time.

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