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Annual survey

Pay and morale:

have your say

ll Federation members are being Three quarters of officers unhappy over personal finances every day or almost
urged to complete a survey on pay pay every day
Aand conditions and officer morale. More than three quarters (77 per cent) of l 10.9 per cent reported never or almost
The Police Federation of England and West Midlands officers who took part in never having enough money to cover all
Wales conducts a national survey on these last year’s pay and morale survey said they their essentials
issues each year with the findings being were dissastisfied with their overall l 64.5 per cent their morale was currently
used as evidence in its submission to the Pay remuneration package – including basic pay low
Review Remuneration Body (PRRB). and allowances. l 97.6 per cent felt morale within the
“While I appreciate that officers are busy And a similar number (76.1 per cent) Force was currently low
and it can be hard to find time to fill out the said they felt they were worse off l 74.5 per cent said they would not
various surveys circulated throughout the financially than they were five years ago. recommend joining the police to others
year, I would say this is one of the most A total of 1,016 responses were received l 11.8 per cent said they intended to leave
important,” says Steve Grange, secretary of from West Midlands Police Federation the police service either within the next
West Midlands Police Federation. members. two years or as soon as possible.
“It should only take around 20 minutes The West Midlands results also Comparison of 2018 and 2017 figures for
to complete but the findings could have a revealed: the pay and morale survey in West Midlands
real bearing on officers’ pay and conditions l 41.8 per cent of respondents reported Police is provided in the table below.
for years to come. The more officers who fill worrying about the state of their
out the survey the stronger the arguments
of the Federation on their behalf will be.” 2018 2017
The survey will close on Monday 29 July.
All Federation members will be emailed Do not feel fairly paid for the stresses and strains their job 88.8 per cent 88 per cent
a link to the survey but if you do not receive Dissatisfied with total remuneration 77 per cent 75.6 per cent
yours, please email the Federation office. Dissatisfied with pension 69 per cent 66 per cent

41.8 per cent of
respondents reported

worrying about the
state of their personal

finances every day or
almost every day

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