More than half of police officers are paid £38,000 a year or above, putting them in the top 20 per cent of earners, new figures show.
It came as Theresa May won a key battle in reforming police pay after an independent arbitration panel effectively ruled in favour of the Home Secretary.
Mrs May had clashed with the police since Tom Winsor's review last year recommended the biggest reform of pay and conditions in a generation.
It came as Theresa May won a key battle in reforming police pay after an independent arbitration panel effectively ruled in favour of the Home Secretary.
Mrs May had clashed with the police since Tom Winsor's review last year recommended the biggest reform of pay and conditions in a generation.
Both sides were at stalemate over key aspects of the review and independent arbitrators had to be brought in.
The ruling paves the way for major changes including a planned two-year pay freeze, a suspension of bonuses for senior officers and curbs on special payments and overtime that were worth thousands of pounds a year.
Separate research by Policy Exchange found 60 per cent of police officers are paid more than £38,000 gross a year which puts them in the top fifth of UK earners, based on figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Almost half of officers working for the Metropolitan Police are among the top ten per cent, earning more than £47,000.
Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, said: “Many police officers across England and Wales will be angry and dismayed about their future.”
He said the staff side, made up of the lower ranks of the police service, had tabled alternative proposals that would have resulted in similar savings.
But he added: “The fact that the official side rejected the alternative proposals demonstrates that this is not about making fiscal savings but a conscious and deliberate attack on the police service.”
Sources:
Telegraph
The ruling paves the way for major changes including a planned two-year pay freeze, a suspension of bonuses for senior officers and curbs on special payments and overtime that were worth thousands of pounds a year.
Separate research by Policy Exchange found 60 per cent of police officers are paid more than £38,000 gross a year which puts them in the top fifth of UK earners, based on figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Almost half of officers working for the Metropolitan Police are among the top ten per cent, earning more than £47,000.
Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, said: “Many police officers across England and Wales will be angry and dismayed about their future.”
He said the staff side, made up of the lower ranks of the police service, had tabled alternative proposals that would have resulted in similar savings.
But he added: “The fact that the official side rejected the alternative proposals demonstrates that this is not about making fiscal savings but a conscious and deliberate attack on the police service.”
Sources:
Telegraph
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