THE Police Superintendents’ Association has joined the Police Federation by abandoning the pay review body, in what South Yorkshire Police Federation has called \u201ca united front of outrage\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking at their annual conference on 14 September, the Police Superintendents’ Association President Paul Griffiths said it was withdrawing from the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), following this year\u2019s pay freeze. This comes after the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) pulled out in July, calling the body \u201cnot fit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n
South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent said: \u201cThere\u2019s going to have to be a reform of police pay. It\u2019s very welcome that the Superintendents’ Association has joined with us on this, because there\u2019s a clearly united front in terms of our outrage and our concerns about it being unfit for purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe PRRB have painted themselves as having their hands tied in the way that they can reach a decision, so it\u2019s a completely pointless enterprise. There needs to be a new, fair way of looking at pay. That needs to happen sooner rather than later because, as it stands, essentially the Government is deciding from the off what we\u2019re going to get paid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul Griffiths said at the conference: \u201cCurrently, we have no procedural justice when it comes to pay, and police officers are not being heard. It is for this reason that I can announce today that the Police Superintendents\u2019 Association is withdrawing from the PRRB process.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cWith very few employment rights, it is essential that police officers have fair and transparent processes in place to determine their pay, and that they have a clear voice within this.<\/p>\n
“The Government direction on public service pay has overridden these processes, making decisions around pay in advance of the evidence it requests from stakeholders right across the service.\u201d<\/p>\n
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