The Police (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which further amend the Police (Scotland) Regulations 1976 (“the principal Regulations”), introduce new pay arrangements for constables of police forces in Scotland.

The former scales of pay for the various ranks, which were set out in Tables in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations, were based almost entirely on length of service in the rank. The new Schedule substituted by regulation 3 of these Regulations provides for the assimilation from the former scales on that basis, but at increased rates, on 1st September 1994 (the effective date of this new provision), of the pay of constables serving in a rank immediately before that date. It also provides for the initial pay of constables appointed in a rank after 31st August 1994, and for the pay progression after that date of both kinds of constable. This new provision retains a basic element of length of service, but in the case of chief superintendents, superintendents, chief inspectors and inspectors the chief constable is enabled to assign individual constables to a higher pay category than they would have attained on that basis.

Related amendments are made by regulation 2.

Regulation 4 increases the rates of the dog-handler’s allowance.

The amendments to the principal Regulations have effect as from 1st September 1994: retrospection is authorised by section 26(3) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.