Police: Pay

Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what allowances are paid to chief constables; what criteria apply to the payment of such allowances; how much was paid to the Chief Constable of Essex Police in allowances in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Hanson
The nationally determined chief police officer pay and allowances are agreed by the Police Negotiating Board and, for England and Wales, given effect through the Police Regulations 2003 and Home Secretary Determinations made under those regulations. I have placed in the Library of the House a consolidated set of the Determinations. It is for police authorities to determine individual chief officer allowances in accordance with legislative requirements and their duty to ensure the maintenance of an efficient and effective force for their area. Information on chief officer allowances determined by police authorities is not held centrally.