27 Oct 2015
National Police Chiefs' Council Chair, Chief Constable Sara Thornton, has issued the following statement after a discussion at Chief Constables' Council on the topic of compulsory severance for police officers.
CC Thornton said:
“Chief constables carefully considered the issue of compulsory severance for police officers in light of the likelihood of further significant cuts to police budgets. Chief constables’ preferred approach is to continue to modernise terms and conditions of both officers and staff. On the information known at this stage, chief constables are not seeking to revisit the Police Arbitration Tribunal decision on compulsory severance from 2014. This position might need to be reviewed in response to the police settlement in the spending review.”
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