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PART 8

CHIEF CONSTABLES’, ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLES’ AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE DESIGNATED DEPUTIES’ PAY

Summary from 1 September 1976 to 1 September 2000

 

1.            The revised pay arrangements set out in this Part 2, Table (a) and appendices 1 and 2 and Tables (b) to (e) took into account: changes in the duties and responsibilities of ACPOS rank officers following implementation of the Police and Magistrates Courts Act 1994; efficiency improvements and reductions in the number of ACPOS rank officers; and incorporated the results of a review of the appropriateness of ACPOS rank officers' pay levels by reference to pay elsewhere in the public sector and in the private sector.

 

2.            The new arrangements took effect from 1st September 1996.  They included a general uprating of 3.5% to the existing basic salaries of all ACPOS rank officers.  They also made a number of changes including the end of the requirement upon police authorities to make additional payments of up to 7.5% of basic pay related to planned performance.  The previous agreement of the PNB on appraisal related pay (set out in PNB Advisory Circulars 95/2 and 96/1) was withdrawn.  In return, a supplementary 5% increase to the existing basic salaries of all ACPOS rank officers was awarded.

 

3.            The pay ranges for chief constables were the subject of adjustment and a new range was introduced for the chief constable of Strathclyde in order to set more appropriate differentials within the pay structure for chief constables.  Allocation to a pay range for chief constables continued to be determined by the population of the force area but with a revised provision for determining the population.  In future, in determining which pay range is appropriate to their force area, police authorities were to take into account only the latest estimate by the Office for National Statistics of the fixed resident population.  The previous arrangement (set out in PNB Circular 79/2) was withdrawn.

 

4.            The previous PNB agreement provided that designated deputies should be paid a basic salary "which is not less than 80% of the chief constable".  This was replaced by a provision that designated deputies should be paid a basic salary which is exactly 80% of the salary of the chief constable subject only to a minimum specified underpinning payment.

 

Fixed Term Appointments

 

5.            The arrangement set out in the previous PNB agreement that provided different pay ranges for post-holders appointed before 1 April 1996 who had not subsequently transferred to a fixed term appointment from those appointed or transferred to a fixed term appointment on or after 1 April 1996 continued.  For ease of reference, the principal features of the existing regulations concerning fixed term appointments are set out below:

 

 

(a)           For chief constables, appointments run for a minimum of four years and a maximum of seven;

 

(b)           Assistant chief constable appointments are similarly for a minimum of four years, but may run to a maximum of 10 years or until the officer concerned reaches the minimum pensionable retirement age, whichever is earlier;

 

(c)           If both parties agree, an appointment can be for less than four years if the approval of the Scottish Ministers is obtained;

 

(d)           Serving ACPOS officers appointed to their current post before 1st April 1996 are able to transfer to fixed term appointments with the agreement of their police authorities;

 

(e)           At the end of the fixed term, ACPOS posts have to be advertised, but the former post-holder is free to apply for re-appointment.  In exceptional circumstances, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, the maximum term may be extended, but not for more than one year.

 

6.            Police regulations conferred upon police authorities a discretionary power to extend the length of a fixed term appointment so that it did not expire before an officer had obtained 50 years of age and 25 years pensionable service (including any pensionable service transferred from other employment).  The PNB urges authorities to make use of this discretion.

 

Pay Ranges

 

7.            The pay ranges effective from 1 September 1996 are set out in Table (a).

 

8.            In determining which pay range was appropriate to their force area, police authorities were to reckon population for salary purposes using only the latest available figure of the resident fixed population from the Office for National Statistics.  No additions were to be made to this figure.  For ease of reference the latest figures then available are set out in Table (a).

 

9.            There was no entitlement to service related increments.

 

Application of Pay Ranges

 

10.          It was for individual authorities to decide what, if any, adjustment they wished to make to the base salary of their chief constable in the light of the adjustments made to the pay ranges of chief constables (other than the general updating of 3.5% and the supplementary increase of 5% which apply to all ACPO rank officers).  The placement of officers within the pay ranges remained a matter entirely at the discretion of the policy authority subject to them having regard to the following provisions.

 

11.          In placing its chief constable within the appropriate pay range, the police authority was to have regard to the following factors, among others:

 

—        the force's relative position within the appropriate population range;

 

—        the need for an appropriate pay differential over the rank immediately below in the same force;

 

—        pay relative to other appropriate senior public servants in the area, in particular, local government chief executives and chief officers;

 

—        the social, economic and cultural characteristics of the force area compared with others;

 

—        the relative urbanisation of the population served.

 

12.          In placing assistant chief constables within their pay range, police authorities were to consult with their chief constable and have regard to the following factors:

 

—        the need for an appropriate pay differential over officers managed by the post-holder;

 

—        the need for an appropriate pay differential between the post-holder and his or her manager;

 

—        the level of responsibility of the post.

 

13.          It was for local determination whether different assistant chief constable posts within the same force should be paid the same basic rate of pay or different rates of pay to reflect differences in levels of responsibility.  An officer moved within the same force from one post to another which was less responsible was to retain any higher salary.

 

14.          Assistant chief constables designated to deputise for the chief constable [hereafter referred to as Assistant Chief Constable (Designated) - ACC(D)] were to be paid a basic salary which was exactly 80% of that of the chief constable subject to this being not lower than the underpinning figure shown in Table (a).  Where an ACC(D) had been appointed on a fixed term basis but his or her chief constable was not, then the ACC(D) was to be paid 80% of what the chief constable would have been paid if the chief had been appointed on a fixed term subject to this being not lower than the underpinning figure shown in Table (a).  Where an ACC(D) had not been appointed on a fixed term basis but his or her chief constable had, then the ACC(D) was to be paid 80% of what the chief constable would have been paid if the chief had not been appointed on a fixed term, subject to this being not lower than the underpinning figure shown in the Appendix.

 

Future Pay Adjustments

 

15.          Future pay adjustments were to have regard to settlements in Committees B and C, appropriate settlements outside the police service, as well as any other factors agreed by both Sides to be appropriate.

 

Protection Arrangements

 

16.          Any officer who was appointed to his or her current post before 17 February 1997 and who was placed in a higher population range than that now applicable through the terms contained in paragraphs 3 and 8 above was to continue on a personal basis to have a salary determined by reference to that higher range.

 

17.          Any ACC(D) who was appointed to his or her current post before 17 February 1997 and who is paid more than 80% of his or her chief's basic salary was to continue on a personal basis to be paid that higher percentage.

 

APPRAISAL RELATED PAY FOR CHIEF CONSTABLES, ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLES AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE DESIGNATED DEPUTIES

 

18.          The arrangements for appraisal related pay, which was the subject of PNB Circular 96/1, are set out in Appendix 2.

                                                                                                                                                      

Table (a)

 

PAY RANGES

 

There are two separate sets of pay ranges applicable to ACPO ranks.  The rates shown below were effective from 1 September 1996.

 

 

	Officers Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa	Officers Not Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa
Assistant Chief Constables	57,840 - 66,393	55,083 - 63,231
Designated deputies [ACC(D)]	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £66,393, whichever is higher	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £63,231, whichever is higher
Chief Constables by population band:   1.    -     up to 500,000 2.    -     500,001   - 1,000,000 3.    -     1,000,001- 2,000,000 4.    -     More than  2,000,000	69,318 - 79,278 72,864 - 85,686 79,278 - 92,094 87,729 - 99,006	66,015 - 75,498 69,396 - 81,606 75,498 - 87,711 83,646 - 94,401
Chief Constable Strathclyde	90,903 -102,591	86,676 - 97,818

 

 

Appendix 1

 

Fixed Resident Population Served by Police Forces Excluding Strathclyde

 

	Population		Population
Grampian	532,500
Tayside	395,000
Fife	352,100
Northern	278,900
Central	273,400
Dumfries + Galloway   Lothian and Borders	147,800   864,300

 

·                    Note: Population estimates: Scottish Abstract of Statistics.

Appendix 2

 

Appraisal Related Pay

 

1. Officers on fixed term appointments will be eligible to receive appraisal related payments on top of basic salary. Such payments will not be pensionable.

 

2.  From the 1996/1997 financial year officers on fixed term appointments will be eligible to receive appraisal related payments in accordance with the benchmark guidance set out below. The maximum potential appraisal related payment will be 7.5 per cent of basic pay. Any such payments will be paid as a single lump sum at the end of the year to which the appraisal related.

 

Appraisal	Payment as percentage of basic pay
Satisfactory - broadly meets the planned performance for the post holder.	0%
Commendable - meets the planned performance for the post and exceeds it in some areas.	2.5%
Highly commendable - exceeds planned performance for the post holder in many areas.	5%
Outstanding - recognises performance of a higher level than "highly commendable".	7.5%

 

In operating the scheme, account will be taken of the overall performance of the post holder having regard to the policing environment.

 

3. The appraisals will be conducted as follows:

 

Rank	Appraisal conducted by:
Chief Constables;	Police Authorities
Assistant Chief Constables	Chief Constables in conjunction with their Police Authority.

 

4. The principle of this agreement applies to officers seconded to central service positions. It is expected that the detailed arrangements for these officers will be a matter for separate discussion with the Scottish Ministers.

 

5. Officers who move to another force, to or from a central service post, or retire part way through a year should receive an appraisal for the part year in question. Any appraisal related payments to which they become eligible should be based on their basic pay for that part year. Officers who remain in service should continue to be appraised, and be eligible for appraisal related pay, from the date that they join their new force or central service post. It is appreciated that it may not be practicable to appraise a post-holder for a very short part of the year in question.

 

Table (b)

CHIEF CONSTABLES’, ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLES’ AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE DESIGNATED DEPUTIES’ PAY with effect from 1.9.97

 

	Officers Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa	Officers Not Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa
Assistant Chief Constables	59,865 - 68,718	57,012 - 65,445
Designated deputies [ACC(D)]	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £68,718, whichever is higher	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £65,445, whichever is higher
Chief Constables by population band:   1.    -     up to 500,000 2.    -     500,001   - 1,000,000 3.    -     1,000,001- 2,000,000 4.    -     More than  2,000,000	71,745 - 82,053 75,414 - 88,686 82,053 - 95,316 90,801 - 102,471	68,325 - 78,141 71,826 - 84,462 78,141 - 90,780 86,574 - 97,704
Chief Constable Strathclyde	94,086 - 106,182	89,709 - 101,241

 

 

 Remuneration for assistant chief constables in specific circumstances and for assistant chief constables nominated as designated deputy

 

(a)           An assistant chief constable (designate) who had:

.                      covered a chief constable’s post for a continuous period of six months, and

.                      in the circumstances where the post has been vacant during the period due to retirement, death, resignation or suspension of the former post holder,

 

was henceforth to be paid, with effect from the end of the six month period and until the cover ceased, at the rate of the former chief constable.

 

(b)           The provisions of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, concerning the nomination of designated deputies, and the agreed pay structure for ACPO ranks detailed in PNB Circular 97/10 (Advisory), entitle an assistant chief constable nominated as the designated deputy to receive, with immediate effect, the remuneration appropriate to that rank i.e 80% of the chief constable’s basic salary. PNB Circular 99/2.

 

Table (c)

CHIEF CONSTABLES’, ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLES’ AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE DESIGNATED DEPUTIES’ PAY with effect from 1.9.98

 

 

	Officers Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa	Officers Not Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa
Assistant Chief Constables	62,259 - 71,466	59,292 - 68,064
Designated deputies [ACC(D)]	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £71,466, whichever is higher	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £68,064, whichever is higher
Chief Constables by population band:   1.    -  up to 500,000 2.    -  500,001   - 1,000,000 3.    -  1,000,001- 2,000,000 4.    -  More than  2,000,000	74,616 - 85,335 78,432 - 92,232 85,335 - 99,129 94,434 - 106,569	71,058 - 81,267 74,700 - 87,840 81,267 - 94,410 90,036 - 101,613
Chief Constable Strathclyde	97,848 - 110,430	93,297 - 105,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table (d)

CHIEF CONSTABLES’, ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLES’ AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE DESIGNATED DEPUTIES’ PAY with effect from 1.9.99

 

	Officers Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa	Officers Not Appointed for a Fixed Term £pa
Assistant Chief Constables	64,500 - 74,040	61,428 - 70,515
Designated deputies [ACC(D)]	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £74,040, whichever is higher	80% of the basic salary of their chief or £70,515, whichever is higher
Chief Constables by population band:   1.    -  up to 500,000 2.    -  500,001   - 1,000,000 3.    -  1,000,001- 2,000,000 4.    -  More than  2,000,000