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| 'Extreme anger' over police pay | 'Extreme anger' over police pay |
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| There is "extreme anger" over the police pay row among officers in England and Wales, the chairman of their Police Federation has said. | |
| Jan Berry told MPs on the Commons home affairs committee that officers felt betrayed by the home secretary. | |
| The federation has called for Jacqui Smith's resignation over the decision not to backdate their 2.5% pay rise. | The federation has called for Jacqui Smith's resignation over the decision not to backdate their 2.5% pay rise. |
| Some 177 MPs have signed parliamentary motions saying the award should be paid in full to England and Wales officers. | |
| Ms Berry said: "I don't believe in my service that I have witnessed the anger with regard to pay that I am witnessing at the moment. | Ms Berry said: "I don't believe in my service that I have witnessed the anger with regard to pay that I am witnessing at the moment. |
| "Wherever I go now I'm receiving exactly the same messages. There is extreme anger." | "Wherever I go now I'm receiving exactly the same messages. There is extreme anger." |
| Strike forbidden | Strike forbidden |
| There is a "tremendous amount" of political and public support over the issue, she added. | There is a "tremendous amount" of political and public support over the issue, she added. |
| Ms Berry said she did not accept the prime minister's argument that backdating the 2.5% rise to 1 September for officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland would be inflationary. | Ms Berry said she did not accept the prime minister's argument that backdating the 2.5% rise to 1 September for officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland would be inflationary. |
| She said the Bank of England did not agree with his view and the police were being used to make an example. | She said the Bank of England did not agree with his view and the police were being used to make an example. |
| The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, Steve Green, told the committe the decision had come as a "real body blow" to many police. | The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, Steve Green, told the committe the decision had come as a "real body blow" to many police. |
| He read out a selection of some 400 e-mails he had received from officers in his county, including one from Rachel Bown, who was wounded in a shooting incident in February 2006. | He read out a selection of some 400 e-mails he had received from officers in his county, including one from Rachel Bown, who was wounded in a shooting incident in February 2006. |
| She wrote: "There's a lack of respect for the police in England. The government are leading this lack of respect. | She wrote: "There's a lack of respect for the police in England. The government are leading this lack of respect. |
| "As a young in-service officer, I am low down on the pay scales and any cut in wages is having a massive impact on me due to inflation." | "As a young in-service officer, I am low down on the pay scales and any cut in wages is having a massive impact on me due to inflation." |
| Ballot over ban | Ballot over ban |
| The 2.5% pay deal was decided through the independent Police Arbitration Tribunal. | The 2.5% pay deal was decided through the independent Police Arbitration Tribunal. |
| It will see all police constables paid a minimum of £21,500, while those with the longest service will receive £33,800. | It will see all police constables paid a minimum of £21,500, while those with the longest service will receive £33,800. |
| But officers say if it is introduced this month and not backdated to September, an entry level police constable will lose £131, and a sergeant will lose £206. | But officers say if it is introduced this month and not backdated to September, an entry level police constable will lose £131, and a sergeant will lose £206. |
| The Scottish Government has agreed to implement the tribunal's award in full. | The Scottish Government has agreed to implement the tribunal's award in full. |
| The police are forbidden from taking strike action by an act of Parliament, the Police Federation will ballot in the new year over a demand this ban is removed. | The police are forbidden from taking strike action by an act of Parliament, the Police Federation will ballot in the new year over a demand this ban is removed. |