Public sector pay cap to be lifted next year, No 10 says

Cabinet agrees pay rises for prison and police officers this year but both groups say offers are inadequate in face of inflationThe government is to lift the longstanding 1% annual cap on public sector pay from next year, and has confirmed higher rises for police and prison officers immediately, Downing Street has announced.The cabinet agreed on Tuesday that police would receive a 2% pay rise for 2017-18 – half of which is a one-off “non-consolidated” bonus – and prison officers an average 1.7% rise, Theresa May’s spokesman said. Continue reading…
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