Regulation 24(2) Police Regulations 2003

Dear Sir or Madam,

My enquiry relates to your force policy for the situation where an
officer has been “temporarily promoted” to a higher rank (i.e. is
not “acting-up”, thereby receiving a “temporary salary” as provided
for in Annex I to Regulation 27 of the Police Regulations 2003),
has in due course reverted to his or her substantive rank, and has
subsequently been promoted again (whether substantively or again
only temporarily).

My request is for:

(a) any force policy or procedure document from which it would be
determined whether such an officer’s salary would take account of
that previous period in the higher rank – in accordance with
Reg.24(2) – or would alternatively be re-started back at the lowest
salary scale point for the higher rank, at the commencement of each
and every period of service in that higher rank; and...

(b) any force policy or procedure document that reported,
considered or reviewed the implications of the decision in Gill v
Chief Constable of Merseyside [Liverpool County Court, judgement
given on 28 August 2007], in which unequivocal judgement was given
against Merseyside Police by HH Judge Platts because the latter
procedure (as referred to above) is unlawful and does not comply
with Regulation 24(2).

Yours faithfully,

William Old

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your reply, although a more specific link to the
actual document required would have been more helpful - the URL
provided lists over 104 separate documents!

I draw to your attention the fact that the numbering of the text
from Section 3.3 up to Section 5 is all wrong, with title numbering
not corresponding with paragraph numbering, and the section
referred to at 3.2.23 ("Whilst Acting Inspectors and Acting Chief
Inspectors do not have any entitlement to overtime, except in the
specific circumstance at paragraph 3.4.14...) does not exist at
all, neither correctly numbered nor otherwise.

In addition, it might be helpful to draw your attention to the
statement at 3.2.28 that "acting up allowance" (temporary salary)
is pensionable: this is in conflict with the agreement at Police
Negotiating Board that it is not. See paragraph 18 of advisory PNB
Circular 2008/4, and the stated intention of Home Office to
correspondingly alter the Determination within Annex I to
Regulation 27 of the Police Regulations 2003 (Home Office Circular
18/2008).

Yours sincerely,

William Old