Sentences with phrase «police pay»

Critics claim police pay has risen above inflation in recent years while officers have failed to justify this with improved performance.

I have already said we plan — subject to the recommendations of the Police Negotiating Board — to freeze police pay for two years, and that would save # 350 million.

The number of police paid by The Sun newspaper whilst you were Editor?.

A simple form of regional pay, rent allowance, was including in police pay and conditions in the past and was working very satisfactorily until it was removed by Government as part of cost savings.

Again, this isn't because I want to reduce police pay packets, but because I want to protect officers» jobs, I want to see frontline service rewarded, and I want to keep resources focused on getting the police out onto the streets.

But even this doesn't quite give the full picture, because eighty per cent of police spending is on pay, and as we're likely to freeze police pay for two years, the cash terms figures are actually closer to the reality than the real terms figures.

Because, says Mr Tully, the PM has made «a vitriolic attack on police pay and conditions and pensions» he apparently has no authority to pay tribute to PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone.

The report suggested cutting # 1.1 billion from police pay over three years and redirecting funds back to the front line.

«I would be most grateful if you would let me know the number of police paid by The Sun newspaper whilst you were editor, how much these police officers were paid [and] when the practice ceased.»

Also, buy a term plan with required insurance coverage, before surrendering or making the existing polices paid - up.

But I have also commissioned Tom Winsor to review police pay and conditions.

All of this is against a backdrop of continuing disquiet with aspects of policing practice: the revelations about undercover surveillance and embedding officers in environmental groups; Kent police paying out # 5.3 m to all those it subjected to blanket, arbitrary stop and search at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp; and allegations of excessive force as police kettled student protesters on Westminster Bridge in December 2010.

Although reference has been made by your review team to the Edmund Davies Royal Commission the emphasis appears to be on the poor state of police pay prior to the Commission.

As police pay becomes stagnant but with the possibility of reductions in pay in addition to a pay freeze for at least 40 % of officers and police pension costs are increasing, possibly more significantly for more senior than junior ranks, any direct entry scheme would be bound to affect, in particular, the most talented of those currently in service as they see their promotional opportunities diminish and the retention of those talented and experience officers would become an even bigger issue.

The proposals to base police pay on job weighting failed to materialise because of the complexity of the proposal.

Even the police, we're told, are sympathetic, mostly because the coalition ignored Thatcher's important lesson: increase police pay, you'll need them to control things when you cut everyone else's.

Despite a late start and fundraising disadvantage, he had held a steady stream of news conferences and civic group appearances, warning about the county's finances and police pay under contracts negotiated by Bellone.

For while the USDA food police pay lip service to reducing our intake of refined sweeteners, trans fats, white flour and salt, this puritanical low - fat prescription ultimately leads to cravings for chips, sweets, sodas, breads, desserts and other empty food - and - beverage - like products just loaded with refined sweeteners, trans fats, white flour and salt.»

Whole life polices pay death benefits at the time the policy is purchased and the premium amount is set.

The government has been criticised for suggesting Tom Winsor, who wrote the review of police pay and conditions, be made chief inspector of constabulary, where he will be responsible for overseeing the implementation his own recommendations.

It was further pointed out that the supposed incident had taken place at the same time that members of the Police Federation, the union representing the rank and file, were protesting against government cutbacks to police pay and benefits....

The Police Federation has offered a new year's «olive branch» to the home secretary as the government continues to reject demands to backdate the police pay award.

Police pay and pensions.

Immediately prior to the negotiations over this pay system, police pay had included a contribution or performance related pay provision but a method of accessing this payment was never achieved owing to the complexity of defining performance and the added likely administrative burden the system would have required.

If the reviews proposals for police pay are accepted and 40 % of police officers, many amongst the most experienced, loose significant amounts of pay, including pensionable pay, what chances are there that those officers will accept a new negotiating system proposed by the same review body.

This new pay system was described at the time by the Home Secretary of the day as «the most significant change to the police pay system in a generation.»

If you take into account that the Government of the day, through the Home Office representatives on the official side of the PNB, has a major role in both the shape and level of police pay and align this to the no binding arbitration condition attached to the PNB, it must mean that Government has had a major say in both the shape and level of pay including its value and affordability.

E.J. McMahon, president of the Albany - based Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, attributed the police pay to a 1974 state law that mandated binding arbitration when police and a municipality reach a negotiating impasse.

A Home Office spokeswoman said: «The police pay award is higher than the original government offer and is now in police pay packets in full.

Police pay should reflect officers» skills and performance rather than length of service, an influential thinktank has argued.

YouGov also identifies a clear majority of voters (58 %) who are «inclined to disapprove» of Jacqui Smith's decision to phase in the police pay award.

The police unions created the super PAC after frequent clashes with former Republican County Executive Steve Levy over police pay and other issues.

They need someone who is good at murdering, and this is where Joe comes in: he augments his police pay with a sideline in contract killing and could be persuaded to take the job in return for a share of the promised payout.

The group views the unorthodox inquest as a misguided shakedown but in their shared time they hatch a plan to work together and make the police pay for their recklessness.

With respect to the section 8 right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the care and attention the police pay to the limits of their authority and to the drafting of informations to obtain search warrants before intruding into the privacy of the subjects under investigation has significantly increased in the past years.

Typically referred to as travel health insurance, these polices pay for doctor and hospital bills, and sometimes dental care and medications.