HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 cc55-6W
Sir John Wheeler

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out in tabular form the annual salary scales for the ranks of commander to commissioner for the Metropolitan police and show for each rank all other allowances payable.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The information requested is set out in the tables.

Table 1 (Salaries)
Rank Salary on promotion Salary after one year Salary after three Years Salary after five years
£ £ £ £
Commander 46,542 46,542 47,709 47,709
Deputy Assistant Commissioner 53,031 53,031 54,354 55,683
Assistant Commissioner 66,288 66,288 67,944 69,603

Annual salary with effect from 1 September 1992
On appointment/promotion After 1 year After 21 years After 3 years After 4 years After 5 years After 6 years After 7 years After 8 years After 12 years After 15 years
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Constable 12,555 13,425 15,807 16,179 16,713 17,289 17,838 18,390 18,933 20,043 20,952
Sergeant 20,043 20,952 21,690 22,407 22,992
Inspector 22,992 23,709 24,636 25,368 26,103
24,228 24,903 25,785 26,577 27,357
Chief Inspector 26,103 26,835 27,564 28,299 29,037
27,357 28,026 28,749 29,514 30,279
Superintendent 35,508 36,414 37,314 38,556
36,414 37,128 37,839 38,556

Rank Salary on promotion Salary after one year Salary after three years Salary after five years
£ £ £ £
Deputy Commissioner 75,138 75,138 77,016 78,894
Commissioner 87,620 87,620 87,620 87,620

Table 2 (Allowances)
Officers (excluding the Commissioner) may qualify for the following allowances:
Allowance Rate
Housing Allowance £6,529.30 pa Commanders and Deputy Assistant Commissioners
£7,544.96 pa Assistant Commissioners and Deputy Commissioner
Rent Allowance £7,890.00 pa Commanders and Deputy Assistant Commissioners
£9,153.00 pa Assistant Commissioners and Deputy Commissioner
London Allowance £1,011.00 pa
London Weighting £1,344.00 pa
Supplementary rent Allowance £726.12 pa
Uniform Allowance £287.00 pa
Permanent Plain Clothes Allowance £284.72 to Commanders and Deputy Assistant Commissioners

Sir John Wheeler

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many radio control rooms there are in divisional and other units of the Metropolitan police; and what is the total number of police officers and civilians employed in them.

Mr. Charles Wardle

In addition to the central command complex at New Scotland Yard, there are 69 divisional control rooms and 11 others in specialist units, with a total staff of 726 police officers and 477 civilians.