Police Negotiating Board for Scotland: circular 2025-03 - senior officers pay

Senior Officers Pay 2025/03

PNBS Circular 2025/03

February 2025

PNBS Circular 2025/03

Police Negotiating Board For Scotland (PNBS)

Police Negotiating Board for Scotland

Scottish Government
1 Rear, St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

Police Negotiating Board for Scotland Agreement

1. Following a Police Arbitration award, the pay of senior officers is increased by 4.75% from 1 April 2024. The arbitration award has the effect of an agreement reached in PNBS. The pay of senior officers, from 1 April 2024, is set out in the attached memorandum at Annex A.

2. Separately, the Official and Staff sides of the PNBS have agreed on the pay of Assistant Chief Constables from 1 April 2024, this includes the arbitration award. The ACC agreement is set out in the attached memorandum at Annex B.

3. The Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (PNBS) agreements have 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 determinations.

4. 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.

20 February 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.