Police Staff Council Pay Claim 2021
(Submitted 28 April 2021)
- The pay and allowances of police staff in England and Wales have risen by only 12.2% over the nine years since 2011
- If pay and allowances had risen by the cost of living (RPI measure), they would be 27.6% higher today than they were in 2011
- Government cost cutting in the police service has slashed the value of police staff pay to a level where it is no longer competitive. Police staff are finding it hard, if not impossible, to manage on their current salaries
- The latest retail prices index (RPI) measure of inflation stood at 1.5% in March 2021 and is projected to average 2.4% over the rest of 2021.