Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner welcomes news of 7% pay rise for officers

Thames Valley Police boss, Matthew Barber, has responded to the news that officers will receive a pay rise this September.

Police officers across all ranks are set to receive a pay rise of 7% after the Government accepted the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB). 

The police boss for Thames Valley Police has stated that he is pleased with the news.

The increase will be funded by the Home Office, meaning that there will be no impact on police budget.

Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley said: "I am pleased that the Home Office have accepted in full the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body which will see officers of all ranks get a pay rise of 7% from September this year.

 "We have more officers than ever before in Thames Valley and this pay award is not just vital to ensure continued recruitment and improve retention, but is truly deserved by police officers who put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis in order to protect the public and tackle crime. 

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 "As important as the increase itself is, the news that this rise will be funded by the Home Office means there will be no impact on the police budget that I agreed with the Chief Constable earlier this year. This means that as well as getting a fair deal for officers we are able to continue to invest in neighbourhood policing, and catching criminals."

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told MPs it was “important to deliver on the Prime Minister’s priority to get debt falling and to control borrowing to avoid adding inflationary pressures and risk prolonging higher inflation.

“That means taking difficult but responsible decisions on the public finances, including public sector pay, because more borrowing is itself inflationary.”