A footnote in PESA 1996 stated «This covers the pay costs of
civil servants and others (including casual
staff) covered by running costs plus Ministry of
Defence's operating costs regime» and we found that (for those years only) the paybill included the whole of the armed forces pay.
Civil servants, lecturers, health visitors, Ministry of
Defence staff, immigration officers and off - duty police officers will be among those staging walkouts and taking part in other forms of protest on Thursday.