The Scottish Police Authority has agreed a pay increase for staff working across policing in Scotland for between April 2024 and March 2025, backdated to 1 April 2024.
Police staff will receive the award and backdated pay in their February salary. Those on pay grades three, two and one will receive increases of between 5% and 16.34%.
As part of the offer, the number of increments at grade one will be reduced to create a two point pay scale, set at £27,373 and £28,057. The number of increments at grade two will be reduced to create a three point pay scale, set at £28,197, £28,902 and £29,625.
For grade three, there will be a minimum uplift ranging from £1,415 to £1,524, with the scale points set at £29,711, £30,117, £30,622 and £32,000. For rates above grade three, there will be a 4.75% increase to all grades and pay points and an additional £76 added to scale point 13, set at £32,160.
Call-out and standby rates will increase to £35 from 1 April 2024. There will also be a 4.75% increase on allowances for overnight and additional disruption, minimum standards, unsocial hours payment and dog handlers.
The offer includes a commitment to review and improve current working practices, annual leave application and approval, and enhanced family-friendly and equality provisions by 31 December 2025. These include maternity, adoption, fostering and kinship care provisions, disability and carer’s leave, neonatal and miscarriage pay and leave, and ante-natal appointments and fertility treatment leave for partners.
Martyn Evans, chair of the Scottish Police Authority, said: “Police staff play a vital role supporting policing in Scotland and I am pleased we have been able to reach an agreement on pay that recognises their valuable contribution. I am grateful to the trade unions for their constructive dialogue.”
Jo Farrell, chief constable, added: “Police staff provide crucial support to officers to deliver our vital public service and I’m hugely grateful for the dedication, professionalism and goodwill our people demonstrate every day. It is right police staff are fairly recognised and rewarded and I want to thank the unions which have contributed to constructive discussions that have led to an agreed pay award.”
