Police officers are £1,000s worse off than they were 10 years ago as a result of wages failing to keep pace with prices.

4 January 2022

Sgts/PCs inflation-adjusted pay is £5,595 a year lower than a decade ago, according to a TUC report.

Richie Murray, Secretary of Cleveland Police Federation, said: “10 years on and our members are still are paying the price from the pay freeze whilst inflation still rises.

“How can officers be more than £5,000 worse off?”

“Enough is enough the government need to step up into 2022 and acknowledge the outstanding work of our members – and give them the pay rise they deserve”

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/dec/23/essential-workers-thousand-of-pounds-worse-off-than-a-decade-ago-tuc-says