NPCC response to Government announcement on police pay

Assistant Chief Officer Phil Wells is National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Pay and Conditions. Responding to today's announcement, he said: 

"Policing today received the announcement that the recommendations from the Police Pay Review Body and Senior Salaries Review Body have been accepted by government to increase all officer pay by 4.75%. Evidence was presented to both review bodies outlining the long-term pay erosion in policing over the past decade, extremely demanding nature of the role and the continued need to attract high quality candidates and retain officers with skills and experience to effectively tackle ever more complex crime, protected the most vulnerable and build trust through neighbourhood policing. We are pleased that this has been taken on board by both the review bodies in their recommendations and by government.

"We recognise the financial pressures on government and competing demands, and therefore welcome government’s contribution towards the funding of this pay award on the cost above 2.5%, but given the significant budgetary challenges faced by many police forces absorbing 2.5% will not be without its impact. Funding has been committed by government in year (2024/ 2025) but the cost beyond March 2025 are not yet confirmed and we look forward to working with the new government to enable long-term financial security so we can invest properly in officers, staff, training, and technology as part of a future spending review."