HC Deb 17 November 1992 vol 214 cc109-11W
Sir John Wheeler

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out the numbers of persons employed in the Metropolitan police in a civilian capacity and show by grade the minimum and maximum salary payable together with all other allowances.

Mr. Charles Wardle

[holding answer 19 October 1992]: The Metropolitan police service employs 17,561 civil staff. A total of 13,458–11,319 non industrial and 2,139 industrial—are employed in civil service grades ranging from administrative assistance to grade 3, including office support grades, for example, messengers, professional staff, for example, scientists and industrial grades, for example, labourers. Pay is according to civil service agreements.

The remaining 4,103 staff are employed in departmental grades as follows:

Grade Number in grade Minimum of pay scale £ pa Maximum of pay scale £ pa
Area Traffic Warden Manager 12 15,057 17,012
Traffic Warden Manager 156 12,285 13,880
Traffic Warden 1,551 10,024 11,796
Principal Identification Officer 10 21,798 26,522
Senior Identification Officer 32 19,378 23,578
Higher Identification Officer 66 17,227 20,152
Identification Officer 122 15,308 17,227
Senior Assistant Identification Officer 65 14,689 15,929
Assistant Identification Officer 173 9,734 14,689
Fingerprint Officer 1 9 15,929 19,378
Fingerprint Officer 2 38 14,071 16,565
Fingerprint Officer 3 9 8,551 14,689
Senior Scenes of Crime Officer 6 17,916 22,669
Scenes of Crime Officer 1 15 15,929 19,378
Scenes of Crime Officer 2 35 11,592 16,565
Senior Communications and Electronics Officer 34 25,503 28,687
Higher Communications and Electronics Officer 94 21,798 24,520
Communications and Electronics Officer 137 18,632 20,961
Communications and Technical Officer 1 190 14,689 17,916
Communications and Technical Officer 2 7 11,592 13,449
Director of Music 1 122,618 —
Deputy Conductor 1 117,227 —
Bandmember 31 9,128 12,833
Catering Manager A 19 12,833 15,308
Catering Manager B 36 10,317 12,133
Catering Manager C 61 9,556 10,641
Catering Manager D 35 8,479 9,841
Catering Manager E 1 8,215 9,092
Chief Inspecting Officer 1 18,632 24,520
Coroner's Officer 21 10,440 13,327
Director of Metropolitan Laboratory 1 147,021 —
Director of Occupational Health 1 52,741 55,836
Director of Physical Training 1 25,330 27,065
London Examiner 2 6 12,285 14,456
Principal Public Carriage Examiner 1 18,632 23,578
Sports Officer 1 14,456 16,668
Technology-based Training Co-ordinator 1 25,554 26,615
Wireless Telegraphy Officer 8 10,230 12,795
Works Overseer 3 1 13,449 15,929
School Crossing Patrol 1,114 23.64 or 4.03 per hour
TOTAL STAFF 4,103
1 Single pay point.
2 The amounts quoted are hourly rates of pay dependent on geographical location.

In addition to their salary, grade 3s receive a £2,000 London allowance and all other staff, except school crossing patrols receive London weighting at £1,000 per annum for intermediate London and £725 pa for outer London.

Allowances are paid in recognition of factors such as special skills, unsocial hours or a requirement to wear uniform clothing. The rates payable depend on varying factors such as grade, and the pattern of known workload, consequently levels of payment cannot be summarised.

The following civil service and departmental allowances are payable:

  • Civil Service Allowances
    1. 1. Automatic Data Processing Allowance
    2. 2. Additional Housing Cost Allowance
    3. 3. Footwear Allowance
    4. 4. Labourer's Fork Lift Truck Allowance
    5. 5. Language Allowance
    6. 6. Motor Mileage Allowance
    7. 7. Night Duty Allowance
    8. 8. On-Call Allowance
    9. 9. Personal Secretary's Allowance
    10. 10. Private Secretary's Allowance
    11. 11. Typing Proficiency, Process and Skill Allowances
    12. 12. Responsibility Allowance
    13. 13. Shift Disturbance Allowance
    14. 14. Stand-By Allowance
    15. 15. Subsistence Allowance
    16. 16. Telephone Allowance
    17. 17. Uniform Allowance
    18. 18. Allowance In Lieu Pending Receipt of Uniform
    19. 19. Functions Fee
    20. 20. Instructional Allowance
    21. 21. Lodging Allowance
    22. 22. Obnoxious Conditions and Confined Spaces Allowance
    23. 23. Recall to Duty Allowance
    24. 24. Staff Sent Home After Midnight Allowance
    25. 25. Tool Money Allowance
  • Departmental Allowances
    1. 1. Band Staff Allowance
    2. 2. Civilian Flight Observer's Allowance
    3. 3. Driving Allowance (Storeman/Drivers and Assistants)
    4. 4. Driving Specialised Recovery Vehicles Allowance
    5. 5. Fingerprinting Dead Bodies Allowance
    6. 6. Laundry Allowance
    7. 7. Shoe Allowance (Traffic Warden)
    8. 8. Stocking Allowance (Traffic Warden)
    9. 9. Towel Money Allowance
    10. 10. Driver's Duty Allowance
    11. 11. Enabling Allowance
    12. 12. Plain Clothes Allowance for Driver
    13. 13. Prison Van Cleaning Allowance
    14. 14. Riverside Lead