Allowances
The review found that special priority payments (SPPs) have been the most controversial and divisive allowances. However, their significant shortcomings do not mean that a system of paying more to the holders of especially demanding posts, or those with higher responsibilities, is wrong. It recommends the abolition of the SPP regime from August 2011, and replacement with a new payment which recognises the acquisition, and use, of advanced professional skills in policing.
The review found that special priority payments (SPPs) have been the most controversial and divisive allowances. However, their significant shortcomings do not mean that a system of paying more to the holders of especially demanding posts, or those with higher responsibilities, is wrong. It recommends the abolition of the SPP regime from August 2011, and replacement with a new payment which recognises the acquisition, and use, of advanced professional skills in policing.
This interim allowance, pending the establishment of a more developed regime, called the Interim Expertise and Professional Accreditation Allowance should be paid at the rate of £1,200 per annum to those with the following skills:
investigation (Level 2 of the PIP);
public order (Level 2 public order accreditation);
special operations (firearms); and
neighbourhood policing, where an officer remained in the same community for over three years.
The review also recommended a national on-call allowance for federated ranks be introduced of £15 for each occasion beginning on September 1.