PSC joint circular 142 - Pay award 2025/2026

Police Staff Council (PSC)

LGA, 18 Smith Square
London, SW1P 3HZ
Telephone: 020 7187 7340 
Employers’ Side Secretary, Sarah Ward
e-mail: [email protected]

Unison Centre,130 Euston Road
London, NW1 2AY
Telephone: 020 7121 5272
Trade Union Side Secretary, Ben Priestley
e-mail:  [email protected]

To: Police and Crime Commissioner
Force Personnel/HR Manager/Payroll Manager
Trade union branches

cc: PSC Members
Scotland and MPS (for information only)

3 November 2025

Joint circular No 142 – Pay award 2025 -2026

Dear Colleague

We are pleased to confirm that the Police Staff Council has reached an agreement on a pay award for police staff for 2025-26 which is as follows: 

• A 4.2% pay increase on all pay points on the PSC pay spine with effect from 1 September 2025.

• A 4.2% increase on Standby Allowance from £36.13 to £37.65 as of 1 September 2025.

• An increase of £10 on the Overnight Away from Home Allowance from £50 to £60 (as of 1 September 2025).

• The Essential user car allowance set out in Section 7 of the Handbook and described at paragraph 3 will be consolidated into one band for all vehicles irrespective of engine size – using the allowances currently detailed for vehicles 1200 – 1450 cc (which is currently £1239 per annum).

Any pay points above point 45 that have been constructed in accordance with the Police Staff Council Handbook (Part Three) should also be increased by 4.2% from 1 September 2025.

Please note that for payroll purposes the pay increase on all pay points are rounded up and divisible by three in the PSC Pay Spine ( see Appendix I below).

We hope that this notification allows police forces to pay the salary increase as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Ben Priestley                                                            David Algie

Trade Union Side Secretary                                       Employers’ Side Secretariat

Appendix I