Annex F (accessible version)
Published 14 July 2021
Annex F - Regulation 24
Pay
The following determination 鈥淎nnex F - Pay鈥 is made by the Secretary of State under regulation 24 of the Police Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/527), following consultation in accordance with regulation 46 of those Regulations. This determination is made on 5 June 2021 and replaces the determination 鈥淎nnex F 鈥 Pay鈥 which was in force immediately before that date. This determination comes into force on 1 September 2020.
Part 1: Gain from promotion
1) When a member is promoted to a higher rank, the rate of pay payable to the member in the higher rank shall always be higher than the rate of pay the member would have received had they not been promoted and shall be set at a rate which is not less than the rate appropriate to the pay point which, in the higher rank, is immediately above the rate of pay the member would have been receiving but for their promotion.
2) For so long as the member continues to serve in the higher rank, they shall be paid at the rate identified in paragraph (1) until, in accordance with the terms of service appropriate to the member鈥檚 new rank, a higher pay point becomes applicable.
Part 1B: Incremental progression through the pay scale
(Constables, Sergeants, Inspectors and Chief Inspectors)
1) Incremental progression through the pay scale is dependent upon a member receiving a grade of 鈥榓chieved performance鈥 (or the equivalent grade in a police force鈥檚 own grading system, as determined by the Chief Constable) or above in their performance development review (鈥淧DR鈥) or alternative process relating to the preceding period of 12 months鈥 of their service from the anniversary of a member鈥檚 end of year assessment.
2) For the purposes of this determination, 鈥淧DR or alternative process鈥 means an annual performance assessment process which meets minimum national performance standards and national standards of assessment set by the College of Policing, including an appeals process.
3) In the absence of a PDR or alternative process, a member will be assumed to have received a grade of 鈥榓chieved performance鈥 (or the equivalent grade in a police force鈥檚 own grading system, as determined by the Chief Constable).
4) Members will be reassessed for pay progression annually. Members will progress through the pay scale at the anniversary of their appointment or promotion (subject to the other provisions of this Annex), if they receive (or are assumed to receive) a grade of 鈥榓chieved performance鈥 or above (or the equivalent grade in a police force鈥檚 own grading system, as determined by the Chief Constable) in their PDR or alternative process.
5) Increments will not be paid until formal completion, or assumed formal completion (pursuant to paragraph 3), of the PDR or alternative process. Assumed formal completion will be considered to have occurred on the anniversary of their appointment or promotion (subject to the other provisions of this Annex). Following such completion of the PDR or alternative process, the member鈥檚 pay will progress to the next pay point backdated to the date of the due increment.
6) Incremental progression will only be denied if the officer:
(a) is graded as 鈥榥ot achieved鈥 (or the equivalent grade in a police force鈥檚 own grading system, as determined by the Chief Constable) in their PDR or alternative process, and
(b) is also subject to formal action within Stages 1, 2 or 3 of Unsatisfactory Performance Procedures under the Police (Performance) Regulations 2012 or the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020 at the end of the 12-month period being assessed.
7) Where the member meets the conditions in paragraph 6 above, but only starts to be subject to the formal action referred to in paragraph 6(b) in the period of six weeks immediately prior to the end of the 12 month period being assessed, the Chief Constable has the discretion to permit incremental progression in the case of that member if the Chief Constable is of the view that the last six weeks of the PDR or alternative process year is not representative of the preceding 12 months鈥 performance by the member.
8) Where a member鈥檚 appeal against their final PDR or alternative process grading is upheld, which means that the condition in paragraph 6(a) is no longer met, pay will be reinstated at the higher rate, backdated to the date of the due increment.
Part 1C: Assessment and recognition of competence
(With effect from 1 January 2017 for constables being assessed at Foundation Level of the College of Policing鈥檚 Assessment and Recognition of Competence Process)
1. Before moving to pay point 4, members must:
(a) Complete at least 12 months鈥 reckonable service at pay point 3; and
(b) Successfully complete an assessment at the Foundation Level of the Assessment and Recognition of Competence process (鈥渁 Foundation Level ARC assessment鈥) by meeting the standards set by the College of Policing
2. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in paragraph 1, pay point 4 will be applied from the member鈥檚 due increment date.
3. Where a member is unable to be assessed until after their due increment date due to a period of absence from work, following the successful completion of a Foundation Level ARC assessment, after their return to work, pay at pay point 4 will be back-dated to the member鈥檚 due increment date.
4. Where a member鈥檚 appeal against the unsuccessful outcome of a Foundation Level ARC assessment is upheld, pay at pay point 4 will be applied from the member鈥檚 due increment date save that where a member鈥檚 appeal against an unsuccessful assessment to which paragraph 3 applies is upheld, pay at pay point 4 will be back-dated to the member鈥檚 due increment date.
5. If a member fails to complete a Foundation Level ARC Assessment successfully, that member must, before they can receive pay at pay point 4, and in accordance with standards set by the College of Policing:
(a) Complete and submit a timed development plan (a 鈥淭DP鈥); and (b) Successfully complete a Foundation Level ARC re-assessment.
6. Where paragraph 5 applies:
(a) 鈥淔oundation Level ARC re-assessment date鈥 means the date on which the member is confirmed by the force as having successfully completed a Foundation Level ARC re-assessment (by the member being confirmed by the force as having met the standards set by the College of Policing in the ARC re-assessment and following submission and completion of the TDP). Subject to paragraph 6c below, pay at pay point 4 will be applied from the Foundation Level ARC re-assessment date and this date will become the member鈥檚 new increment date.
(b) 鈥淎ssumed date of re-assessment鈥 means the date one calendar month after the original agreed date for the TDP, if:
(i) owing to the exigencies of duty, there is slippage by one calendar month or more beyond the agreed date for submission of the TDP (the 鈥渙riginal agreed date for the TDP鈥); and
(ii) having completed and submitted a TDP later than the original agreed date for the TDP, the member successfully completes a Foundation Level ARC re-assessment. Subject to paragraph 6(c) below, pay at pay point 4 will be applied from the Assumed date of re-assessment and this date will become the member鈥檚 new increment date
(c) where either of the Foundation Level ARC re-assessment date, or the Assumed date of re-assessment, are earlier than the member鈥檚 original due increment date, the member鈥檚 original due increment date will continue to apply. The Foundation Level ARC re-assessment date, or the Assumed date of re-assessment, (as appropriate), will become the member鈥檚 new increment date only where either falls later than the member鈥檚 original due increment date
7. Where a member鈥檚 appeal against the unsuccessful outcome of a Foundation Level ARC assessment or re-assessment is upheld, pay point 4 will be applied, back-dated either to the Foundation Level ARC assessment date, or to the Foundation Level ARC re-assessment date, as appropriate. That date will become the member鈥檚 new increment date. The new increment date must be set no earlier than the member鈥檚 original due increment date.
Part 2: Constables鈥 pay
1) For those who joined on or after 1 April 2013
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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0 | 拢21,402 (a), (b) |
1 | 拢24,780 (c) |
2 | 拢25,902 (d) |
3 | 拢27,030 |
4 | 拢28,158 (e) |
5 | 拢30,411 |
6 | 拢34,950 |
7 | 拢41,130 |
Notes:
(a) Entry point for a member appointed in the rank of constable unless either of sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) applies:
(i) the chief officer of police may, after consultation with the local policing body, assign any member to pay point 1 on the basis of local recruitment needs or the possession of a policing qualification or relevant experience other than those specified in sub-paragraph (ii) of this note
(ii) the chief officer of police shall assign to pay point 1 any member who:
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(a) possesses a Policing Qualification as defined by the chief officer, after consultation with the local policing body
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(b) was, prior to appointment, serving as a Special Constable who has been assessed and has achieved 鈥楽afe and Lawful鈥 attainment to National Standards, or the equivalent as specified by the chief officer
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(c) was, prior to appointment, serving as a Police Community Support Officer who has been signed off as competent to perform independent patrol and who has served a minimum of 18 months in the role
(b) The salary paid to a member at pay point 0 shall be between 拢21,402 and 拢24,779 as determined by the chief officer of police, after consultation with the local policing body, based on local recruitment needs or the possession of a policing qualification or relevant experience other than those specified in sub-paragraph (ii) of note (a) above.
(c) On completion of initial training, a member who entered at pay point 0 will move to pay point 1.
(d) All members will move to pay point 2 after 12 months at pay point 1, and progression will continue to be at a rate of one pay point per 12 months of service thereafter, with the exception of pay point 4, which is subject to Part 1C of this determination.
(e) As set out in Part 1C of this determination, members at pay point 3 will only progress to pay point 4 if they have at least 12 months鈥 reckonable service (at pay point 3) and have successfully completed a Foundation Level ARC assessment, or re-assessment.
2) For those in service before 1 April 2013
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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0 | 拢26,199 |
1 | 拢29,241 (a) |
2 | 拢30,933 (b) |
3 | 拢32,826 |
4 | 拢33,861 (c) |
5 | 拢34,950 |
6 | 拢38,022 |
7 | 拢41,130 |
Notes:
(a) On completion of initial training, members will move to pay point 1.
(b) All members move to this salary point on completion of two years鈥 service as a constable.
(c) As set out in Part 1C of this determination, members at pay point 3 will only progress to pay point 4 if they have at least 12 months鈥 reckonable service (at pay point 3) and have successfully completed a Foundation Level ARC assessment, or re-assessment.
Part 2B: Police Constables appointed on a Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship Scheme
1) Subject to paragraph (2), the chief officer of police must determine the starting salary of any member of their police force who is appointed on a police constable degree apprenticeship scheme (a 鈥淧CDA constable鈥), and with effect from 1 September 2020 the starting salary of a PCDA constable must be an amount from 拢18,912 to pay point 1 on the Constables鈥 pay scale.
2) The chief officer of police must determine the starting salary of any member of their police force who is a PCDA constable as pay point 1 on the Constable鈥檚 scale where that PCDA constable:
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(a) possesses a Policing Qualification as defined by the chief officer after consultation with the local policing body
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(b) was, prior to appointment, serving as a Special Constable who has been assessed and has achieved 鈥楽afe and Lawful鈥 attainment to National Standards, or the equivalent as specified by the chief officer
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(c) was, prior to appointment, serving as a Police Community Support Officer who has been signed off as competent to perform independent patrol and who has served a minimum of 18 months in the role
3) The chief officer of police must take into account, in making their determination under paragraph (1):
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(a) the views of the local policing body
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(b) local recruitment needs, and
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(c) whether the PCDA constable holds a policing qualification or relevant experience other than those specified in paragraph (2) above
4) The PCDA constable will continue to receive their starting salary for the subsequent 12 months of their service from the date of their appointment as a PCDA constable. After 12 months service, and subject to satisfactory completion of Year 1 of their apprenticeship, the PCDA constable鈥檚 salary is to be calculated in accordance with the prevailing police constable pay scale, the relevant pay point being determined as follows:
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(a) for PCDA constables being paid an amount equal to pay point 1 on the prevailing constable pay scales during their first 12 months of service, they will be moved to pay point 2
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(b) for all other PCDA constables, they will be moved to pay point 1
5) Where a PCDA constable鈥檚 first 12 months of service has not been satisfactory, they will remain on the same salary as applied when they entered service as a PCDA constable.
6) For the purposes of this determination, a 鈥淧CDA constable鈥 is a constable who is studying a degree course in Professional Policing Practice.
Part 3: Sergeants鈥 pay
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
2 | 拢43,965 |
3 | 拢44,901 |
4 | 拢46,227 |
Note:
On 1 September 2020, pay point 1 was removed. All sergeants on pay point 1 at that date were moved to pay point 2 (with a new increment date of 1 September). Sergeants on pay points 2, 3 or 4 at that date were not affected. Members appointed to the rank on or after 1 September 2020 join at pay point 2 and move up to the next pay point annually, depending on the date of becoming a sergeant, in accordance with normal practice.
Part 4: Inspectors鈥 pay
1) Members in the Metropolitan Police Service or City of London Police:
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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0 | 拢55,005 |
1 | 拢56,496 |
2 | 拢57,993 |
3 | 拢59,490 |
2) Members in other police forces:
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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0 | 拢52,698 |
1 | 拢54,186 |
2 | 拢55,671 |
3 | 拢57,162 |
Part 5: Chief Inspectors鈥 pay
1) Members in the Metropolitan Police Service or City of London Police (subject to paragraph 3)
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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1 | 拢60,654 (a) |
2 | 拢61,824 |
3 | 拢63,048 |
Note:
(a) Entry point for a member appointed to the rank, unless the chief officer of police assigns the member to the higher point.
2) Members in other police forces (subject to paragraph 4):
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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1 | 拢58,332 (a) |
2 | 拢59,502 |
3 | 拢60,732 |
Note:
(a) Entry point for a member appointed to the rank, unless the chief officer of police assigns the member to the higher point.
3) Members in the Metropolitan Police Service or City of London Police in post at 31 August 1994
With effect from 1 September 2020: 拢64,032
4) Members in other police forces in post at 31 August 1994
With effect from 1 September 2020: 拢61,725
Part 6: Superintendents鈥 pay
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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1 | 拢70,173 |
2 | 拢73,833 |
3 | 拢77,691 |
4 | 拢82,881 |
Note:
Incremental progression through the pay scale is dependent upon an officer鈥檚 performance having been graded as either 鈥榮atisfactory鈥 or above in the relevant PDR or alternative process. In the absence of a PDR or alternative process, an officer鈥檚 performance will be assumed to have been 鈥榮atisfactory鈥.
Part 7: Chief Superintendents鈥 pay
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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1 | 拢86,970 |
2 | 拢89,910 |
3 | 拢91,749 |
Note:
Incremental progression through the pay scale is dependent upon an officer鈥檚 performance having been graded as either 鈥榮atisfactory鈥 or above in the relevant PDR or alternative process. In the absence of a PDR or alternative process, an officer鈥檚 performance will be assumed to have been 鈥榮atisfactory鈥.
Part 8: Chief Officer ranks鈥 pay
1) Chief Constables鈥 and Deputy Chief Constables鈥 Pay
Force weighting | Force(s) | Chief Constable with effect from 1 September 2020 (a) | Deputy Chief Constable: with effect from 1 September 2020 |
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10.0 | West Midlands Greater Manchester |
拢204,372 | 拢156,693 |
8.0 | West Yorkshire | 拢190,752 | 拢152,601 |
6.5 | Thames Valley | 拢180,534 | 拢148,941 |
6.0 | Merseyside Northumbria |
拢177,120 | 拢146,130 |
5.5 | Hampshire | 拢173,712 | 拢143,319 |
5.0 | Kent Lancashire Devon & Cornwall |
拢170,316 | 拢140,502 |
4.5 | South Yorkshire Essex Avon & Somerset Sussex South Wales |
拢166,911 | 拢137,703 |
3.5 | Nottinghamshire | 拢160,098 | 拢132,081 |
3.0 | Hertfordshire West Mercia Cheshire Humberside Staffordshire Leicestershire Derbyshire |
拢156,693 | 拢129,264 |
2.5 | Surrey Norfolk |
拢153,282 | 拢126,459 |
2.0 | Cleveland Durham Cambridgeshire North Wales North Yorkshire Gwent Northamptonshire Suffolk Dorset Wiltshire Bedfordshire |
拢149,913 | 拢123,648 |
1.5 | Gloucestershire Lincolnshire Cumbria Warwickshire Dyfed-Powys |
拢146,469 | 拢122,628 |
Note:
(a) A Police and Crime Commissioner may, on appointing a Chief Constable, set the Chief Constable鈥檚 salary at a rate up to ten per cent above or below the rate for the post as set out in the table above.
2) Commissioners鈥, Deputy Commissioners鈥, Assistant Commissioners鈥 and Deputy Assistant Commissioners鈥 pay
Force | Commissioner: with effect from 1 September 2020 | Deputy Commissioner: with effect from 1 September 2020 | Assistant Commissioner: with effect from 1 September 2020 | Deputy Assistant Commissioner: with effect from 1 September 2020 |
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Metropolitan | 拢292,938 | 拢241,842 | 拢204,372 | 拢156,693 |
City of London | 拢181,221 | 拢149,475 | 听 | 听 |
3) Assistant Chief Constables鈥 and Commanders鈥 pay
Pay point | With effect from 1 September 2020 |
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1 | 拢105,600 |
2 | 拢112,404 |
3 | 拢119,220 |
Part 10: London weighting
(With effect from 1 September 2020)
1) The annual pay of a member of the City of London or Metropolitan police force shall be increased by 拢2,568, but any allowance under the Police Regulations 2003 calculated by reference to a member鈥檚 pay shall be calculated as if this Part had not been made.
2) The hourly rate of pay payable to a part-time member of the City of London or Metropolitan police force shall be increased by a sum obtained by multiplying by 6/12520 the sum of 拢2,568.
Part 11: Part-time members
1) The hourly rate of pay of a part-time member shall be calculated by multiplying by 6/12520 the appropriate annual rate of pay. Without prejudice to the provisions of Annex G (Overtime) and Annex H (Public Holidays and Rest Days), a part-time member up to and including the rank of Chief Superintendent shall be paid at the hourly rate in respect of each hour of duty, up to a maximum of 40 hours per week.
2) A part-time member鈥檚 pay for days of annual leave shall be 8 times the rate of pay as in paragraph (1) above, reduced in proportion that the number of determined hours bears to 40 times the number of weeks in the relevant period.
3) In this Part, 鈥渄etermined hours鈥 and 鈥渞elevant period鈥 have the meaning given in paragraph 6(b) of the Secretary of State鈥檚 determination of the normal periods of duty of a member of a police force under regulation 22 (Annex E).鈥.
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There was previously a Part 1A, but it has been deleted. To ensure cross-references in other documents remain correct, however, this Part has not been renumbered to 1A.听鈫
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There was previously a Part 9 and Part 9A, but they have been deleted. To ensure cross-references in other documents remain correct, however, this Part and subsequent Parts have not been renumbered.听鈫