HC Deb 15 February 1999 vol 325 cc502-3W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure on police overtime in each of the last three years, per police force, and in total; what are the rates for(a) overtime pay and (b) standard pay; and if he will make a statement.[70323]

Mr. Boateng

Information is not held centrally on the total expenditure on police overtime and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The provisions for determining police officers' rates of pay for overtime are contained in Regulation 28 of the Police Regulations 1995. The standard rates of pay are:

Pay (Constable to Superintendent)
Pay point Annual salary with effect from 1 September 1998 (£) London salaries
Constable
On commencing service 1 16,056
On completion of initial training perid 2 17,964
On completion of 2 years' satisfactory service 3 19,029
4 19,533
5 20,211
6 20,859
7 21,540
8 22,161
9 22,722
10 23,460
11 24,321
12 25,410
Sergeant 1 24,525
2 25,410
3 26,295
4 27,189
5 27,774
6 28,605
Inspector and Chief Inspector 1 31,719 33,171
2 32,655 34,104
3 33,588 35,037
4 34,518 35,970
First Chief Inspector point 5 35,454 36,909
6 36,183 37,638
7 36,918 38,370
1 37,650 39,102
1 38,307 39,759
Superintendent 1 241,484
2 42,783
3 44,085
4 45,387
5 46,833
6 348,390
7 49,236
8 50,310
9 51,495
1 Only applicable to those chief inspectors who were at the penultimate and maximum point of the scale on 31 August 1994
2 Min. of Range 1
3 Max. of Range 1 and min. of Range 2

Pay (ACPO ranks)
Officers appointed on a fixed term basis with effect from 1 September 1998 (£) Officers not appointed on a fixed term basis with effect from 1 September 1998 (£)
Assistant Chief Constable 62,259–71,466 59,292–68,064
Designated deputies ACC (D) 80 per cent, of the basic salary of their chief or £71,466, whichever is higher 80 per cent, of the basic salary of their chief or £68,064, whichever is higher
Chief Constable
Population band
up to 500,000 74,616–85,335 71,058–81,267
500,001–1,000,000 78,432–92,232 74,700–87,840
1,000,001–2,000,000 85,335–99,129 81,267–94,410
Over 2,000,000 94,434–106,569 90,036–101,613
Chief Constables of Greater Manchester, Strathclyde and West Midlands 97,848–110,430 93,297–105,291
Metropolitan Police
Commander 62,259–71,466 59,292–68,064
80 per cent. of the basic salary of Assistant Commissioner 80 per cent of the basic salary of Assistant Commissioner
Designated Commander Assistant Commissioner 93,945–99,129 90,036–94,410
Deputy Commissioner 104,682–112,509 99,570–107,016
City of London
Commissioner 85,335–99,129 81,267–94,410
Assistant Commissioner 80 per cent, of the basic salary of Commissioner or 71,466 whichever is higher 80 per cent, of the basic salary of Commissioner or 68.064 whichever is higher