HC Deb 13 November 1980 vol 992 cc363-4W
Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost to his Department in the last financial year of car hire escorts, officers' time and rail fares where applicable, necessary to transport persons on remand to and from the courts.

Mr. Brittan

The information on escort costs per prisoner on remand are not separately recorded. The total cost for

POLICE
(with effect from 1 September 1980)
Annual pay
Rank Service in rank London Provinces
£ £
Constable … … … … … … Less than 1 year … 4,945 4,956
After 1 year … … 5,301 5,301
After 2 years … … 5,919 5,919
After 3 years … … 6,057 6,057
After 4 years … … 6,261 6,261
After 5 years … … 6,471 6,471
After 6 years … … 6,678 6,678
After 7 years … … 6,885 6,885
After 8 years … … 7,089 7,089
After 12 years … … 7,503 7,503
After 15 years … … 7,848 7,848
Sergeant … … … … … … Less than 1 year … 7,503 7,503
After 1 year … … 7,848 7,848
After 2 years … … 8,121 8,121
After 3 years … … 8,397 8,397
After 4 years … … 8,607 8,607
Inspector … … … … … … Less than 1 year … 9,072 8,607
After 1 year … … 9,327 8,880
After 2 years … … 9,657 9,225
After 3 years … … 9,951 9,501
After 4 years … … 10,242 9,774
Chief Inspector … … … … … Less than 1 year … 10,242 9,774
After 1 year … … 10,497 10,050
After 2 years … … 10,767 10,323
After 3 years … … 11,055 10,599
After 4 years … … 11,340 10,875
Superintendent … … … … … Less than 1 year … 14,523 13,836
After 1 year … … 14,523 13,836
After 2 years … … 14,637 14,181
After 3 years … … 14,745 14,523
Chief Superintendent … … … … Less than 1 year … 15,186 14,868
After 1 year … … 15,516 15,213
After 2 years … … 15,867 15,555
After 3 years … … 16,212 15,903
Assistant Chief Constable … … … … … … … — 17,001
Commander … … … … … … … … … 17,289 —
Deputy Assistant Commissioner … … … … … … 19,791 —
Assistant Commissioner (City of London) … … … … … 21,000 —
Assistant Commissioner (Metropolitan Police) … … … … 24,738 —
Deputy Commissioner (Metropolitan Police … … … … … 27,216 —
Commissioner (City of London) … … … … … … 27,216 —
The pay of chief constables ranges from £21,195 to £26,175, and that of deputy chief constables from £17,502 to £20,943, according to the population of the force area.

the escort and conveyance of prisoners in custody both to and from the courts and between penal establishments, but excluding the cost of prison officers' time, for the financial year 1978–79, the latest year for which figures are available, was £3,244,661.