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| Essex Police cuts pay for new starters by up to £2,000 | |
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| Starting salaries for new police officers in Essex are to be cut by up to £2,000. | Starting salaries for new police officers in Essex are to be cut by up to £2,000. |
| The changes follow a government review which recommended pay should drop from £23,000 a year to £19-22,000. | The changes follow a government review which recommended pay should drop from £23,000 a year to £19-22,000. |
| Essex has decided trainees should be paid at the "upper end" of the scale with recruits with no experience getting £21,000 and former specials and support officers getting £22,000. | Essex has decided trainees should be paid at the "upper end" of the scale with recruits with no experience getting £21,000 and former specials and support officers getting £22,000. |
| The Police Federation said it was "not as bad as it could have been". | The Police Federation said it was "not as bad as it could have been". |
| The Home Office introduced the changes after a review, carried out for the government by Tom Winsor, said £1bn could be cut from all police salaries. | The Home Office introduced the changes after a review, carried out for the government by Tom Winsor, said £1bn could be cut from all police salaries. |
| Essex's Chief Constable Steve Kavanagh said: "Whilst acknowledging the difficult financial situation, I have made the decision to have a starting salary towards the upper end of this scale. | Essex's Chief Constable Steve Kavanagh said: "Whilst acknowledging the difficult financial situation, I have made the decision to have a starting salary towards the upper end of this scale. |
| 'Younger recruits' | 'Younger recruits' |
| "This is within my discretion and I believe it is important to send a strong message to new recruits on how much I value having committed, competent and enthusiastic individuals joining the force." | "This is within my discretion and I believe it is important to send a strong message to new recruits on how much I value having committed, competent and enthusiastic individuals joining the force." |
| Essex recruits may also be eligible for a £2,000 living allowance that applies in the south east of England. | Essex recruits may also be eligible for a £2,000 living allowance that applies in the south east of England. |
| PC Mark Smith, chairman of the Police Federation for rank and file officers in Essex, said: "When starting salaries were cut from £23,000 we weren't happy because we didn't think you will get the best calibre of applicants as a result and you would mainly get younger recruits who didn't have mortgages and other financial commitments. | PC Mark Smith, chairman of the Police Federation for rank and file officers in Essex, said: "When starting salaries were cut from £23,000 we weren't happy because we didn't think you will get the best calibre of applicants as a result and you would mainly get younger recruits who didn't have mortgages and other financial commitments. |
| "Some flexibility was introduced and we're pleased Essex will pay up to £22,000 because it will widen the age range. | "Some flexibility was introduced and we're pleased Essex will pay up to £22,000 because it will widen the age range. |
| "We've had to accept there would be lower salaries, but this isn't as bad as it could have been." | "We've had to accept there would be lower salaries, but this isn't as bad as it could have been." |