Pay Progression Standard: "this shouldnt be seen as a tick box"

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Pay Progression Standard: "this shouldn't be seen as a tick box"

Police Oracle spoke with the NPCC National Co-ordinator of Police Pay and Conditions on the incoming changes and what officers will see from April.

Date - 7th March 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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Changes coming in under the Pay Progression Standard from April will be the “foundations” of policing’s shift away from automatic pay progression. Police Oracle has already reported that the safety training element has not yet...

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