Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner says he “fully supports” a pay award of seven per cent for police staff.
The PCC has this week made his recommendation for the seven per cent pay rise to national body the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC).
The APCC will collect the views of PCCs throughout England and Wales before putting them forward at collective negotiations with staffing unions.
Earlier this month, the Government announced a pay increase of seven per cent for all police officers to take effect from 1 September 2023.
Cleveland PCC Steve Turner said: “The Government have announced that they will provide sufficient funding so that a seven per cent rise will have no negative impact on the current policing budget for Cleveland”
“The recommended pay increase is slightly below the current rate of inflation of 7.9 per cent.
“Any bigger increase could have an impact on our budgets as well as help to contribute to rising prices and inflation – and as a result, further deepen the cost of living crisis for everyone.”
Police staff carry out a wide range of duties to support operational policing. Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) play a pivotal, frontline role in supporting Cleveland Police’s neighbourhood policing teams.
Staff also work in the force’s Control Room, intelligence departments and crime prevention teams – as well as providing a range of vital corporate and business functions.
Once all views have been put forward, national negotiations between employers and unions could take several weeks. Any pay increase for staff would be backdated to 1 September 2023.