§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes(a) have been made since May 1997 and (b) are planned to police pay and allowances; and if he will make a statement. [142600]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Police Negotiating Board (PNB) makes recommendations to me on all matters concerning police pay and allowances. The major allowances for police officers are: housing emoluments, London Weighting and London Allowance, and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) allowance.
Following the recommendation of the PNB, I have increased police pay in September each year since May 1997. The current pay scales for police officers are set out in the table.
Housing emoluments have not increased during this period. London weighting has been increased each year since May 1997 and is now £1,713. London allowance was frozen in 1981 and remained at £1,011 until July 2000 when the London allowance of officers in the Metropolitan police service and City of London police who joined on or after 1 September 1994 and receive no housing allowance was increased by £3,327 to £4,338. The RUC allowance has increased annually and is now £2,349.
The PNB is currently looking at whether there should be an allowance for officers in any other forces and I await any recommendation it may make on this or any other issues in relation to police pay and allowances.
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Pay (ACPO ranks) With effect from 1 September 2000 Officers appointed on a fixed term basis Officers not appointed on a fixed term basis Chief Constables of Greater Manchester, Strathclyde and West Midlands £104,412-£l17,837 £99,558-£112,353 Metropolitan Police Commander £66,435-£76,260 £63,270-£72,630 Designated Commander 80 per cent. of the basic salary of Assistant Commissioner 80 per cent. of the basic salary of Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner £100,245-£105,780 £96,075-£100,743 Deputy Commissioner £111,705-£120,057 £106,251-£l14,195 City of London Commissioner £91,059-£105–780 £86,718-£100,743 Assistant Commissioner 80 per cent. of the basic salary of Commissioner or 80 per cent. of the basic salary of Commissioner or £76,260, whichever is higher £72,630,whichever is higher
Pay (Constable to Superintendent) Pay point Annual salary with effect from 1 September 2000 London salaries Constable On commencing service 1 £17,133 — On completion of initial training period 2 £19,170 — On completion of two years' satisfactory service 3 £20,304 — 4 £20,841 — 5 £21,567 — 6 £22,257 — 7 £22,983 — 8 £23,649 — 9 £24,246 — 10 £25,035 — 11 £25,953 — 12 £27,114 — Sergeant 1 £26,169 — 2 £27,114 3 £28,059 — 4 £29,013 — 5 £29,637 — 6 £30,522 — Inspector and Chief Inspector 1 £33,849 £35,397 2 £34,845 £36,390 3 £35,841 £37,386 4 £36,834 £38,385 First Chief Inspector point 5 £37,830 £39,384 6 £38,610 £40,164 7 £39,393 £40,944 £40,176 £41,724 £40,878 £42,426 Superintendent 1 £46,038 — 2 £47,478 3 £48,924 — 4 £50,367 — 5 £51,972 — 6 1£53,700 — 7 £54,636 — 8 £55,833 — 9 £57,150 — 1 Maximum of Range 1 and minimum of Range 2