Long confirms PSNI recruitment funding and police officer pay uplift
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Following the December monitoring round, the Justice Minister has confirmed funding for PSNI recruitment and the full recommended pay uplift for police officers will now be available.
The Department of Justice has been allocated £11.6m including £7m for PSNI recruitment and £4.7m for an uplift to police pay.
Minister Naomi Long said:
“It is crucial that the PSNI can recruit and retain highly skilled and motivated people - and pay plays an important role in achieving this. I am, therefore, pleased that following my representations, police officers have been recognised on the same basis as our health and education colleagues in the December monitoring round, as a result I am now able to fund this year’s police pay uplift in full.
“This is a welcome step forward and I will now work with the Chief Constable to get this much-deserved uplift into officers’ pockets as quickly as possible.
“I want to acknowledge the dedication and professionalism of PSNI officers, who demonstrate the best of policing under significant pressure. Officers and staff have shown tremendous resilience in keeping our communities safe in difficult circumstances, and I am hugely grateful for their service and commitment.”
The Minister has also welcomed £7m to meet the full cost of Year 1 of the PSNI’s workforce recovery plan.
"I have been absolutely clear that rebuilding policing capacity is one of my highest priorities and am pleased to have been able to secure this funding to meet Year 1 of the PSNI’s workforce recovery plan. Looking ahead, policing requires sustained multi-year funding, to enable the Service to plan, recruit, train and retain with confidence, and I will continue advocating for this as part of the 3-year budget setting process.”
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