Police pay increases 865/2025

FOI Reference: 865/2025

Request:

I wish to submit a Freedom of Information request regarding the percentage pay increases awarded to Police Officers and Police Staff over the past ten years.

Additionally, I would be grateful if you could confirm whether there is any formal or informal agreement in place that governs the relationship between Police Officer and Police Staff pay.

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested; however the following exemption has been applied to that information:

Section 21 – Information reasonably accessible by other means

Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.

Where exemptions are relied upon Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires -Powys Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which:

(a) states that fact,

(b) specifies the exemption in question and

(c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

The above exemption has been applied in relation to question 1, due to the fact that the requested information is published and can be accessed via the following -

Police Staff:

https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/police/police-staff/police-staff-council-circulars

Police Officers:

https://www.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-law/policing

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/police-remuneration-review-body

Response 2:

Police staff pay is decided through negotiations between the Police Staff Council’s employers and trade unions, leading to a national pay spine.

Police officer pay is ultimately set by the Government, but the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) makes recommendations based on evidence submitted by various bodies, including the Home Office and Police Federation.                                               

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 28/08/2025)