SCOTTISH
POLICE FEDERATION
5 Woodside Place, Glasgow, G3 7QF
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The Scottish Police Federation represents all police officers in the
ranks of chief inspector and below, over 16,000 people, over 98% of
all police officers in Scotland.
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21
November
JCC's
Challenges Home Office on Police Pay |
A
statement by Joint Central Committees of the Police Federation's representing
England and Wales , Northern Ireland and Scotland .
The
JCC which represent 170,000 police officers in the UK today voiced its
concern that the Home Office will fail to honour the findings of the
current pay arbitration due to be published in the next few days. The
concern was expressed at their annual meeting held today in Belfast
.
The
90 delegates from throughout the UK expressed continued frustration
of having to resort to arbitration to receive a fair and transparent
pay award.
The
JCC's also indicated a lack of confidence in the Home Office's willingness
to accept the outcome of arbitration and instead believe that Government
is shamefully hedging its bets. The failure to indicate that they will
accept the outcome is in marked contrast to the good faith in which
the Federation's have entered into negotiation and arbitration.
The
JCC's challenge the Home Office to signal their intentions now in advance
of the arbitration findings.
Each
of the Federation's is writing to their respective Secretary's of State
and members have been raising the issue locally with their MPs to encourage
them to support the arbitration finding in the run up to the decision.
For further information contact Lesley Stevenson at 5 Woodside
Place, Glasgow, G3 7QF
Telephone: 0141 332 0901 Mobile: 07967 104173 Fax: 0141 331 2436
Email: lesley.stevenson@spf.org.uk
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