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

Annex B - Memorandum

The Official and Staff Sides of the PNBS have reached agreement on Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) pay, as follows:

The agreement introduces an incremental scale for ACCs, with effect from 1 April 2024.

Incremental progression, will depend on the length of service performed as an ACC within the Police Service of Scotland, as follows:

• Point 1: An ACC will be placed on this point upon commencement as an ACC within the Police Service of Scotland
• Point 2: ACCs move to this salary point on completion of one years' service as an ACC within the Police Service of Scotland
• Point 3: ACCs move to this salary point on completion of two years' service as an ACC within the Police Service of Scotland

In line with the PNBS agreement, implemented on 1 January 2023, all periods of temporary duty performed at a higher rank are reckonable for pay and pension purposes.

Serving ACCs will be placed on the scale point relevant to their current service as an ACC within the Police Service of Scotland, with effect from 1 April 2024.

The three point pay scale, from 1 April 2024 is as follows: