Police Negotiating Board for Scotland: circular 2025-09 - pay agreement

Notes

1. Average CPI inflation will be calculated over the periods January 2025 to December 2025, and January 2026 to December 2026 respectively.

2. Published ONS data will be the basis for CPI inflation calculation.

3. Monthly figures will be tracked, reported to and agreed by PNBS.

4. The Official Side will publish an Inflation Guarantee statement each year no later than 31 January which will confirm whether the inflation guarantee payment is to be made.

5. For the purposes of this agreement, we will take the 12 monthly CPI figures from January 2025 to December 2025 as published by the ONS and divide the total number by 12 to give the agreed average CPI inflation. The same process will apply in 2026 using the period January 2026 to December 2026.

6. Should an increase be triggered in either year, the inflation guarantee payment will be paid as a one-off consolidated pensionable payment in March 2026 and March 2027 respectively. The inflation guarantee payment will be calculated on the pre-uplift salary as at 31 March 2025 or 31 March 2026.

7. Should an increase be triggered in either year, employees who have benefited from promotion or increments will be entitled to the full in year value based upon their pay journey (i.e. in a year if an additional 1% inflation guarantee payment is due, a constable who has been promoted to sergeant on 14 July would receive the additional payment based on their constable salary until 13 July and on their new sergeant salary from 14 July for the rest of the year).

8. Any increase applied will be permanent and apply to all ranks and pay points and allowances which increase in line with pay uplifts.