Police Negotiating Board for Scotland: circular 2025-12 - senior officers pay

Police Negotiating Board for Scotland Circular: Senior Officers Pay 2025/12

Police Negotiating Board for Scotland

Scottish Government

1 Rear, St Andrew's House

Edinburgh

EH1 3DG

Police Negotiating Board for Scotland Agreement

1. The Official and Staff Sides of the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (PNBS) have reached agreement on pay, covering the years 2025/26 and 2026/27. The pay of senior officers, from 1 April 2025 and from 1 April 2026, is set out in the attached memorandum.

2. This PNBS agreement has been approved by Scottish Ministers. The Scottish Police Authority now has the authority to implement this agreement*. In due course, Scottish Ministers will make formal regulations and determinations.

3. Any enquiries about this circular should be addressed to the PNBS Secretariat at PNBS@gov.scot, to the Official Side Secretary Tel. 020 7187 7341 or the Staff Side Secretary Tel. 0300 303 0027. Enquiries to the Independent Secretariat relating to the interpretation of this circular should be made in writing.

4 September 2025

* Police Negotiating Board for Scotland Circulars form a single numerical series. Those which in themselves provide authority to implement an agreement carry the serial number alone, while those which are advisory are designated as such after the serial number.