ESSEX Chief Constable BJ Harrington is in a \u2018difficult\u2019 position when it comes to police pay because of needing to balance the books and increase officer numbers, according to Essex Police Federation.<\/p>\n
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) has suggested a three, rather than a one year pay deal to give officers a \u2018bigger upfront\u2019 pay increase as part of its 2019\/20 submission to the PRRB.<\/p>\n
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The NPCC has proffered two options \u2013 an increase of between 2 and 2.5% from September, or a three-year deal worth over 6% with 4% paid upfront in September.<\/p>\n
The PFEW have criticised the plan and say the proposals equate to less than a 2% uplift over the next three years.<\/p>\n
However, Steve Taylor, Essex Police Federation Chairman, says the realities of the situation can place Chiefs in a difficult position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there are those in the NPCC that would want to pay more and there are those that could pay more, either by budgeting better or drawing down on reserves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then there are forces like Essex that might want to but simply can\u2019t, we don\u2019t have the reserves. \u202fSet against the backdrop of having just secured better local funding and undertaking to translate that into more officers on the streets of Essex, I can completely understand the difficult position the Chief is placed in when looking at anything more than 2%.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean he shouldn\u2019t be placed in a difficult spot, you understand. I just have a degree of empathy for his position.\u201d<\/p>\n
Criticisms that chiefs are demonstrating they are out of touch with the realities of officers\u2019 financial struggles is not something that can be levelled at CC Harrington, Steve added, saying it was \u2018not a description\u2019 of the Essex Chief Constable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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