Pay freeze for all but new recruits, Chancellor announces

Headlines

Joint training packages for RASSO investigators part of action plan - Plan includes developing a Knowledge Hub to share best practice with CPS staff and investigators and launch of national conference.

Merseyside's chief constable Andy Cooke to retire - Merseyside's Police and Crime Commissioner has announced today that Andy Cooke has declined her offer to extend his contract and will retire as chief constable of Merseyside Police.

Officer returns to work after being seriously injured in collision - A Leicestershire officer who was seriously injured while cycling home from his shift last year has returned to work this week – to a warm welcome from his colleagues.

'High threshold' for officers to be removed from barred list - College says officers dismissed for gross misconduct or incompetence can apply to have their details wiped after minimum terms.

Pay freeze for all but new recruits, Chancellor announces

Long-serving officers will have their pay frozen due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Chancellor has announced.

Date - 25th November 2020
By - Chris Smith

14 Comments

The government’s spending statement promised little for forces, staff or officers despite their commitment to making the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions work. The Chancellor defended the decision on the basis that private sector pay had fallen...

Do you have an interesting news story? Contact the newsdesk on 0203 119 3303
or alternatively get in touch via the contact form.

Pay submissions paused as frontline leaders consider next move

The fallout from the government's spending cuts announcement could include a legal challenge and forces borrowing their way out of trouble.

Unison writes to Kit Malthouse to warn of Cambridgeshire cuts Federation blast pay freeze plans as 'morally bankrupt' More headlines »

And also...

Joint training packages for RASSO investigators part of action plan

Plan includes developing a Knowledge Hub to share best practice with CPS staff and investigators and launch of national conference.

Merseyside's chief constable Andy Cooke to retire Officer returns to work after being seriously injured in collision Latest headlines »

Features

Comment: The Lord, the Policing College and the front line

The appointment of the former austerity policing minister Lord Nick Herbert to the College of Policing rightly raised a few eyebrows, writes Chris Hobbs.

BTP: fast tracking diversity Groundhog Day on the lockdown line More features »