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compensate officers there would need to be an increase in both essential user allowance and mileage payments. 10. Away from home overnight allowance and hardship allowance – Our proposal is for this to match with Police Scotland. 11. Detective allowance (NEW) – Given the exam and ongoing accreditation required to become a detective we feel that there should be financial recognition of this. We have asked that a figure of £1250 per year be considered to address this.


ENTITLEMENTS 12. Annual Leave – We were happy that the PRRB valued some of our arguments around annual leave in 2024. However, we are still behind other public sector organisations around the time it takes to reach the upper limit of annual leave entitlements. We are also still behind other public


sector workers, especially Police Scotland, who receive more annual leave that officers in England and Wales. We maintain our position that there needs to be a further increase and that a form of long service leave should be introduced.


REGULATORY ISSUES 13. Acting-Up Allowance, Temporary Salary & Temporary Promotion – There is significant confusion between these three areas within regulations. We are asking for a simplified approach. If this change is accepted we hope that officer ‘acting-up’ will be paid from day


one and that all time spent ‘acting-up’ is treated as reckonable service.


OTHER ISSUES 14. Court warnings – There is growing evidence that some officers are being court warned for significant parts of the year. Although we would expect the Chief Officers to address this matter with the CPS and Judiciary, we don’t feel that this is happening. We are asking for consideration be given to a court warnings payment. 15. Inspecting rank regulations – We have serious concerns that the 1994 PNB agreement is now outdated for modern policing. Our own survey has shown that the


majority (93 per cent) believe that the Inspecting ranks should be entitled to a shift pattern like Constables and Sergeants. We also have concerns over the excessive hours Inspecting rank members are working. As a disincentive, overtime payments should be introduced to act as a balance between the 1994 PNB Agreement and as compensation for additional hours worked. We also believe that the base pay of both ranks needs to increase given the demands and responsibility of these ranks in the current workplace. There are concerns over the gap between the Inspector and Chief Inspector ranks and that there should be a clear gap between the two ranks. In addition, there should also be an increase in the gap between the ranks of Sergeant and Inspector. After 30 years since the introduction


of the 1994 PNB agreement it is disappointing that this agreement has not been adequately reviewed. Given the length of time that any work in this area could take, we are seeking an interim pensionable payment be made to the Inspecting ranks. This would encourage both promotion


into the ranks and assist with retention and experience within the ranks. 16. Unused Rest Days and Annual Leave – There are ongoing issues with unused rest days and officers unable to take annual leave. We are asking the PRRB to look into these matters including ways in which officers can be financially compensated. 17. Recuperation leave – This type of leave is not currently in Police Regulations. Whilst many forces take a benevolent approach there is nothing in the regulations to provide officers with recuperation leave following an injury on duty or exposure to a traumatic event. The introduction of recuperation leave should allow an immediate line manager to grant recuperation leave rather than an officer reporting sick for a period of up to three days.


Members should be reassured that a


considerable amount of work is being done by PFEW to build a strong and detailed evidence base and to make our case to government.


The work you do in the most difficult circumstances needs to be properly recognised and we will continue to fight on your behalf.


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