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| Police call emergency pay summit | Police call emergency pay summit |
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| Hundreds of police officers are to hold an emergency meeting to discuss what action they can take in their pay row. | Hundreds of police officers are to hold an emergency meeting to discuss what action they can take in their pay row. |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is facing mounting pressure over her decision not to backdate a 2.5% pay rise for police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. | Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is facing mounting pressure over her decision not to backdate a 2.5% pay rise for police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| Labour's Keith Vaz, who chairs the home affairs select committee, said he knew of 10 ministers who wanted a rethink. | Labour's Keith Vaz, who chairs the home affairs select committee, said he knew of 10 ministers who wanted a rethink. |
| Police cannot strike, but senior Police Federation members have sought legal advice over possible industrial action. | Police cannot strike, but senior Police Federation members have sought legal advice over possible industrial action. |
| An act of Parliament bans police officers from taking strike action because of the critical role they hold in society. | An act of Parliament bans police officers from taking strike action because of the critical role they hold in society. |
| 'United' | 'United' |
| Ms Smith is determined that the current pay deal should fall within public sector inflation targets and said she does not believe most officers want the right to strike. | Ms Smith is determined that the current pay deal should fall within public sector inflation targets and said she does not believe most officers want the right to strike. |
| We've got to have some means by which we can register our disapproval and have the same type of employment protection that other employees have Clive Chamberlain, Dorset Police Federation chairman | |
| But Jan Berry, chairwoman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said its members would stand firm in their battle to have their pay rise backdated to September, like their colleagues in Scotland. | But Jan Berry, chairwoman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said its members would stand firm in their battle to have their pay rise backdated to September, like their colleagues in Scotland. |
| She told the BBC: "The police service is united, police authorities are united, and a growing number of politicians are also saying that she's made the wrong decision. | She told the BBC: "The police service is united, police authorities are united, and a growing number of politicians are also saying that she's made the wrong decision. |
| "Now it takes a big person to stand up and say 'I made a mistake'. And I really think Jacqui Smith should be doing that now." | "Now it takes a big person to stand up and say 'I made a mistake'. And I really think Jacqui Smith should be doing that now." |
| Mr Vaz said on Tuesday that, as well as the 10 government ministers, dozens of MPs had told him they were concerned about the issue and wanted the home secretary to think again. | Mr Vaz said on Tuesday that, as well as the 10 government ministers, dozens of MPs had told him they were concerned about the issue and wanted the home secretary to think again. |
| Officers from each of the 43 forces in England and Wales will attend Wednesday's Police Federation crisis summit in London. | Officers from each of the 43 forces in England and Wales will attend Wednesday's Police Federation crisis summit in London. |
| Jacqui Smith wants the pay rise to fall within inflation targets | |
| They will be joined by representatives from all the police staff associations, including the Police Superintendents' Association and the Association of Chief Police Officers. | They will be joined by representatives from all the police staff associations, including the Police Superintendents' Association and the Association of Chief Police Officers. |
| The police say that because the 2.5% rise has been staggered to start in December, this year it will amount in real terms to 1.9%. | The police say that because the 2.5% rise has been staggered to start in December, this year it will amount in real terms to 1.9%. |
| The meeting is likely to lead to a ballot of Police Federation members. | The meeting is likely to lead to a ballot of Police Federation members. |
| They will be asked if they want to behave more like a trade union, or press for an independent pay review body whose decisions are binding on both sides. | They will be asked if they want to behave more like a trade union, or press for an independent pay review body whose decisions are binding on both sides. |
| 'Fair mechanism' | 'Fair mechanism' |
| Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: "I feel we are not giving sufficient weight to the fact that cops don't enjoy the ordinary rights of other workers in terms of industrial action." | Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: "I feel we are not giving sufficient weight to the fact that cops don't enjoy the ordinary rights of other workers in terms of industrial action." |
| The chairman of the Dorset Police Federation, Clive Chamberlain, said: "I don't think any police officer in this country wants to strike. | The chairman of the Dorset Police Federation, Clive Chamberlain, said: "I don't think any police officer in this country wants to strike. |
| "But I think what they're saying is 'Look we don't have a fair mechanism now for negotiating pay'. | "But I think what they're saying is 'Look we don't have a fair mechanism now for negotiating pay'. |
| "We've got to have some means by which we can register our disapproval and have the same type of employment protection that other employees have. We don't have that." | "We've got to have some means by which we can register our disapproval and have the same type of employment protection that other employees have. We don't have that." |
| Ms Smith told MPs on Tuesday that she had a responsibility to "ensure that I put in place arrangements that are fair but also are affordable for the police service and the taxpayer". | Ms Smith told MPs on Tuesday that she had a responsibility to "ensure that I put in place arrangements that are fair but also are affordable for the police service and the taxpayer". |