- Reference: 2023/4302
- Question by: Unmesh Desai
- Meeting date: 16 November 2023
Between 2010 and 2022, real terms pay of officers has reduced by almost 17%. The Home Office accepted the Police Renumeration Review Body’s recommendation for an annual pay uplift of 7% for all officers up to and including the rank of assistant chief constable and commander which took effect from September. In this cost of living crisis, is this enough to tackle issues of quality and morale in the Met?