Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals by the National Police Chiefs’ Council to change compensation arrangements for cancelled police rest days on officer welfare, morale and retention.

The Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the appropriate level of pay and allowances for police officers, including payments for cancelled rest days. The PRRB gathers and invites parties to submit evidence to inform their decisions. The Government will give very careful consideration to any recommendations made by the PRRB.

The Government expects any changes to police pay and conditions to take into account the welfare, morale and retention of officers, alongside the operational needs of policing. We are clear that officer wellbeing must remain a central consideration in any changes.

More widely, this Government remains firmly committed to supporting the wellbeing of police officers and staff through the Police Covenant. This includes ongoing work to ensure that officers have access to appropriate support in key areas such as mental health, physical protection, and support for their families.