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PMGI2941 Advert 0820 04 | POLICE | JULY 2020 PMS0720915008-001_GI Police Magazine Advert.indd 1 04/08/2020 12:42 NEWS 2.5 per cent pay uplift VIEW FROM THE CHAIR for officers is ‘step in the During the summer months we traditionally find the media and hordes of online commentators scrambling right direction’ says Fed for stories. But, while I assumed the continuing fight against Covid-19 and the A-level confusion might be In July, the Home Office announced a year for a constable (taking into it had ‘accepted in full’ the account salary plus allowances). enough to occupy their time, that does not appear to recommendations of the Police As well as the pay rise, which have been the case. Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) – is applicable across all ranks, the Regrettably, we have seen more and more the independent body which advises Government announced: carefully selected snippets of video of interactions the Government on officer pay. • London Weighting and the Dog with the police making their way from social media It means police officers Handlers’ Allowance to increase on to mainstream broadcast media. I say carefully received a 2.5 per cent uplift in their by 2.5 per cent pay packets from 1 September. The • Removal of the lowest point on the selected, as many of these clips are deliberately Police Federation of England and sergeants’ pay scale designed to give one side of the story. Wales (PFEW) has called the move • The maximum rate of London Not only is this grossly unfair on the officers a “step in the right direction”. Allowance to increase by £1,000 involved, it is also totally irresponsible and risks PFEW National Chair John to £5,338 a year for officers creating social tension. That is why I have raised this Apter said: “In the current financial appointed on or after 1 September with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the climate with so much uncertainty, 1994 and not receiving Replacement College of Policing, asking for their support to release the Government’s acceptance of the Allowance. PRRB recommendations will come as Mr Apter continued: “It is officers’ body-worn video wherever possible to show a relief. While 2.5 per cent is less than positive to see the Government exactly what has happened and why. we asked for, it is welcome against abiding by proper process and I also raised this issue directly with the Home a backdrop of financial pressures accepting all the recommendations Secretary in the inaugural ‘The Chair Asks….’ article on the economy. Do police officers of the PRRB. 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