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Updates and corrections
When a pay scale, rate or rule changes, or we correct a mistake, it's listed here with its date, newest first. How we calculate
Change
Four-weekly pay, other allowances and the pre-2013 scale
The calculator can show pay every 4 weeks, for forces that pay 13 times a year, and takes any other allowance, such as a dog handler's or firearms allowance, as taxed pay that doesn't count towards pension. Constables appointed before April 2013 are now shown on PP7 only, since everyone on that scale has reached the top.
Correction
Overtime hourly rates
We worked out the basic hourly rate as annual salary divided by 52 weeks of 40 hours. Police Regulations Annex F sets it as annual salary × 6/12520, which is 0.32% lower. Overtime in monthly estimates and in the example on the home page now uses the Annex F formula.
Checked
Checked: Police Pension Scheme 2015 contribution tiers from 1 April 2026
Compared with the published source and confirmed.
Pay scales
England and Wales pay scales from 1 September 2026
Worked out by applying the announced pay award to the previous official scales, rounded to the nearest £3. Marked as calculated until the Home Office publishes the official tables.
Tax year
2026/27 tax year
Income tax bands for the UK and Scotland, National Insurance, student loan thresholds and police pension contribution rates for the tax year.
Pay scales
Police Scotland pay scales from 1 April 2026
The official Police Scotland pay points for every rank.
Pay scales
England and Wales pay scales from 1 September 2025
The official pay points from the Home Office determination, for every rank, with London weighting and the South East Allowance.