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The starting salary for police constables is being cut by £4,000 to £19,000, the home secretary has confirmed.The starting salary for police constables is being cut by £4,000 to £19,000, the home secretary has confirmed.
Theresa May has accepted recommendations on reform made by the Police Arbitration Tribunal.Theresa May has accepted recommendations on reform made by the Police Arbitration Tribunal.
It follows proposals put forward last year by former rail regulator Tom Winsor for an overhaul of police pay, conditions and allowances. It follows proposals put forward last year in a review for an overhaul of police pay, conditions and allowances.
A review by Mr Winsor recommended £1bn could be cut from police pay. The Police Federation says it is "disappointed" by the announcement.
Mr Winsor was the author of a controversial review on police pay and was appointed last year as the Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, the first non-policeman named to the post. Ex-rail regulator Tom Winsor, the review's author, was appointed last year as the Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, the first non-policeman named to the post.
Mrs May has deferred plans to bring in compulsory severance across all ranks to allow for further negotiation. He recommended £1bn could be cut from police pay.
She said: "These reforms build on the changes we implemented [in January last year]. Mrs May has deferred plans to allow forces to make officers redundant to allow for further negotiation.
'Modernise pay' The BBC's home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said the starting salary would be £19,000 for recruits with no policing experience but £22,000 for more experienced officers, such as those who have worked as special constables or PCSOs.
"They continue our programme to modernise police pay and conditions so that they are fair to both officers and the taxpayer. They include measures to retarget pay to reward contribution, increase local flexibility and make important structural changes to enable further reform." He said the proposals also cut the number of pay scales from 10 to 7, meaning officers can reach the higher pay grade of £36,000 more quickly.
Under the PAT proposals police in London get extra payments of £6,615 a year and those in the south east of England up to £2,000 because of higher living costs.
Mrs May said: "These reforms build on the changes we implemented [in January last year].
'Modernise'
"They continue our programme to modernise... pay and conditions so that they are fair to both officers and the taxpayer. They include measures to re-target pay to reward contribution, increase local flexibility and make important structural changes to enable further reform."
The chairman of the Police Federation in England and Wales, Steve Williams, said: "Whilst we remain disappointed with some of the PAT's recommendations we acknowledge that the home secretary has honoured the process of the Police Negotiating Board.
"We accept that today's decision by the home secretary is binding on the Police Federation of England and Wales and we will continue to engage fully on behalf of our members."
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani tweeted: "It's not just a story of cutting pay - the review sets out to modernise pay and conditions to reward police doing toughest jobs."
The Association of Chief Police Officers' (Acpo) lead on workforce development, chief constable Peter Fahy, said: "In a service where over 80% of budget is spent on people, it is more vital than ever that we have terms and conditions for all staff that both reward them for what they do and represent value for money.The Association of Chief Police Officers' (Acpo) lead on workforce development, chief constable Peter Fahy, said: "In a service where over 80% of budget is spent on people, it is more vital than ever that we have terms and conditions for all staff that both reward them for what they do and represent value for money.
"Acpo was concerned about the starting salaries range proposed and the outcome of these negotiations means that chief constables will now have the flexibility to pay a starting salary of up to £22,000 depending on skills and qualifications. Officers can also reach the top rate of pay three years earlier than under the current arrangements.""Acpo was concerned about the starting salaries range proposed and the outcome of these negotiations means that chief constables will now have the flexibility to pay a starting salary of up to £22,000 depending on skills and qualifications. Officers can also reach the top rate of pay three years earlier than under the current arrangements."
Are you or is someone you know affected by the issues in this story? Send us your comments using the form below. href="/news/uk-20998800" title="Sharp fall in young police officers" >At the weekend the BBC reported how the number of young police officers in England and Wales had fallen by nearly 50% in two years.
Overall police numbers hit a nine-year low in 2012, due to tighter budget constraints slowing recruitment.
Currently sworn police officers are servants of the Crown, not employees, so they cannot be made redundant.
But some forces have been using a regulation known as A19 to make officers with 30 years' experience or more retire early.
The Winsor Report recommended allowing forces to make any police officers redundant, not just those with 30 years' experience.