{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-1", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-1.json", "legislation": "uksi/1995/215", "legislation_title": "The Police Regulations 1995", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1995", "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/1", "kind": "paragraph", "number": "1", "heading": null, "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph 2, the annual pay of a member of a police force is the amount specified below at the pay point for his pay category.\n(2) The pay points for superintendents and chief superintendents are the following:\nPay category\nPay point\nAmount\n£\nA\n1\n37,596\nB\n2\n38,523\nC\n3\n39,450\nD\n4\n40,377\nE\n5\n41,304\nF\n6\n42,231\nG\n7\n43,158\nH\n8\n44,085\nI\n9\n45,012\n(3) The pay categories for superintendents and chief superintendents are the following:\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member is a superintendent in any force and—\n(a) was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994,\n(b) immediately before his appointment was an inspector or chief inspector in pay category F or a lower category, and\n(c) has not completed one year’s service in the rank of superintendent.\nB\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) except in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has not completed one year’s service in it, or\n(b) in any force, who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has not completed one year’s service in it but, immediately before his appointment, was a chief inspector in pay category G or a higher category, or\n(c) in any force, who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 at pay category A and has completed one year’s service in it.\nC\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has not completed one year’s service in it, or\n(b) except in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed one year’s service in it, or\n(c) in any force, who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed one year’s service in it at pay category B.\nD\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed one year’s service in it, or\n(b) except in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed 2 years' service in it, or\n(c) in any force, who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed one year’s service in it at pay category C.\nE\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed 2 or more years' service in it, or\n(b) except in a London force, who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed 3 or more years' service in it, or\n(c) in any force, who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed one year’s service in it at pay category D, or\n(d) whose pay category would otherwise be C but who has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category.\nF\nThe member—\n(a) is a superintendent whose pay category would otherwise be C, D or E, but who has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category, or\n(b) is a chief superintendent and has not completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(c) is a superintendent who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed one year’s service in it at pay category E.\nG\nThe member—\n(a) is a superintendent whose pay category would otherwise be C, D, E or F or a chief superintendent whose pay category would otherwise be F but who has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category, or\n(b) is a chief superintendent and has completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(c) is a superintendent who has been assigned to pay category F by virtue of a decision under paragraph (a) of the description of that category and who has completed one year’s service at that pay category.\nH\nThe member—\n(a) is a superintendent whose pay category would otherwise be C, D, E, F or G or a chief superintendent whose pay category would otherwise be F or G but who has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category, or\n(b) is a chief superintendent and has completed 2 years' service in that rank, or\n(c) is a superintendent or chief superintendent who has been assigned to pay category G by virtue of a decision under paragraph (a) of the description of that category and who has completed one year’s service at that pay category.\nI\nThe member—\n(a) is a superintendent or chief superintendent whose pay category would otherwise be H but who has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category, or\n(b) is a chief superintendent and has completed 3 years' service in that rank, or\n(c) is a superintendent or chief superintendent who has been assigned to pay category H by virtue of a decision under paragraph (a) of the description of that category and who has completed one year’s service at that pay category.\n(4) The pay points for inspectors and chief inspectors are the following:\nPay category\nPay point\nAmount\nLondon\nProvinces\n£\n£\nA\n1\n28,908\n27,642\nB\n2\n29,721\n28,455\nC\n3\n30,534\n29,268\nD\n4\n31,347\n30,081\nE\n5\n32,163\n30,897\nF\n6\n32,799\n31,533\nG\n7\n33,438\n32,172\nH\n8\n34,077\n32,811\nI\n9\n34,650\n33,384\n(5) The pay categories for inspectors and chief inspectors are the following:\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member is an inspector who—\n(a) has not completed one year’s service in that rank, and\n(b) was not on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom paragraph 1(8) applied.\nB\nThe member is an inspector who has either—\n(a) completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(b) not completed one year’s service in it but was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom paragraph 1(8) applied.\nC\nThe member is an inspector who has either—\n(a) completed 2 years' service in that rank, or\n(b) not completed 2 years' service in it but—\n(i) was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom paragraph 1(8) applied, and\n(ii) has completed one year’s service in that rank.\nD\nThe member is an inspector who has either—\n(a) completed 3 years' service in that rank, or\n(b) not completed 3 years' service in it, but—\n(i) was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom paragraph 1(8) applied, and\n(ii) has completed 2 years' service in that rank.\nE\nThe member is—\n(a) a person appointed in the rank of chief inspector who has not completed one year’s service in it and has not been assigned to pay category F,\n(b) an inspector who, having completed 3 years' service in that rank and having been assigned to this pay category by the chief officer of police, thereby holds the rank of chief inspector, or—\n(c) an inspector who has completed 4 years or more service in that rank, or\n(d) an inspector who has not completed 4 years' service in that rank and who has not been assigned to the category by virtue of paragraph (b) of this description, but who—\n(i) was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom paragraph 1(8) applied, and\n(ii) has completed 3 years' service in that rank.\nF\nThe member is—\n(a) a person appointed in or holding the rank of chief inspector who has completed one year’s service in it at pay category E,\n(b) a person who was a chief inspector on 31st August 1994—\n(i) who has completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(ii) to whom on that date paragraph 1(8) applied and who has not completed one year’s service in that rank,\n(c) a person appointed in the rank of chief inspector who was assigned to this pay category by the chief officer of police and has not completed one year’s service in it,\n(d) an inspector who, having completed 3 or more years' service in that rank and having been assigned to this pay category by the chief officer of police, thereby holds the rank of chief inspector.\nG\nThe member is a chief inspector—\n(a) who has completed one year’s service in that rank and has been assigned to this pay category by the chief officer of police, or\n(b) who has completed one year’s service in it at pay category F, or\n(c) who was a chief inspector on 31st August 1994 and—\n(i) who has completed 2 years' service in that rank, or\n(ii) to whom on that date paragraph 1(8) applied and who has completed one year’s service, but not 2 years' service, in that rank.\nH\nThe member was a chief inspector on 31st August 1994 and—\n(a) has completed 2, but not 3, years' service in that rank, but\n(b) on that date paragraph 1(8) applied to him.\nI\nThe member was a chief inspector on 31st August 1994 and—\n(a) has completed 3, but not 4, years' service in that rank, but\n(b) on that date paragraph 1(8) applied to him.\n(6) The pay points for sergeants are the following:\nPay category\nPay point\nAmount\n£\nA\n1\n21,372\nB\n2\n22,146\nC\n3\n22,917\nD\n4\n23,691\nE\n5\n24,204\nF\n6\n24,927\n(7) The pay categories for sergeants are the following:\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member has not completed one year’s service in the rank of sergeant.\nB\nThe member has completed one year’s service in that rank.\nC\nThe member has completed 2 years' service in that rank.\nD\nThe member has completed 3 years' service in that rank.\nE\nThe member has completed 4 years' service in that rank.\nF\nThe member has completed 5 years' or more service in that rank.\n(8) The pay points for constables are the following:\nPay category\nPay point\nAmount\n£\nA\n1\n13,992\nB\n2\n15,192\nP\n1(P)\n16,044\nC\n3\n16,224\nD\n4\n16,584\nE\n5\n17,022\nF\n6\n17,613\nG\n7\n18,180\nH\n8\n18,771\nI\n9\n19,314\nJ\n10\n19,803\nK\n11\n20,445\nL\n12\n21,192\nM\n13\n22,146\n(9) The pay categories for constables are the following:\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member—\n(a) was appointed before 1st September 1994, was under 22 years of age on appointment and has not completed one year’s service, or\n(b) was appointed after 31st August 1994, is not a protected member, and is undergoing initial training.\nB\nThe member—\n(a) was appointed before 1st September 1994, was under 22 years of age on appointment and has completed one year’s service, or\n(b) was appointed after 31st August 1994, is not a protected member, has completed initial training and has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category.\nP\nThe member is a protected member and—\n(a) is undergoing initial training, or\n(b) has completed initial training and has not been assigned by the chief officer of police to category C.\nC\nThe member was appointed after 31st August 1994, has completed initial training and has been assigned by the chief officer of police to this category.\nD\nThe member—\n(a) has completed 2 years' service, or\n(b) was appointed before 1st September 1994 and was of the age of 22 years or over on appointment.\nE\nThe member has completed 3 years' service.\nF\nThe member has completed 4 years' service.\nG\nThe member has completed 5 years' service.\nH\nThe member has completed 6 years' service.\nI\nThe member has completed 7 years' service.\nJ\nThe member has completed 8 years' service.\nK\nThe member has completed 10 years' service.\nL\nThe member has completed 12 years' service.\nM\nThe member has completed 14 years' or more service.\n(10) In sub-paragraph (3) above, “London force”means the City of London police force and the metropolitan police force; in sub-paragraph (5), “paragraph 1(8)”means paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 5 to the Police Regulations 1987 (which required pay to be determined in certain cases as if the member had an additional year’s service) as it had effect on 31st August 1994; and in sub-paragraph (9), references to completing service of a specified number of years include service spent on initial training or on probation, and references to a protected member are to a member who was appointed after 31st August 1994 but before 30th September 1994 and was of the age of 22 years or over on appointment.", "extent": null, "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [], "outstanding_effects": [ { "type": "omitted", "affecting": "uksi/2000/2013", "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2000" }, { "type": "amended", "affecting": "uksi/1996/699", "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1996" }, { "type": "revoked", "affecting": "uksi/1996/699", "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1996" }, { "type": "amended", "affecting": "uksi/1996/699", "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1996" }, { "type": "amended", "affecting": "uksi/1996/699", "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1996" }, { "type": "amended", "affecting": "uksi/1996/699", "affecting_title": "The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1996" }, { "type": "substituted", "affecting": "uksi/1996/699", 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