(Secretary of State for
the Home Office):The National Crime Agency (NCA)
Remuneration Review Body has made recommendations on pay and
allowances for NCA officers designated with operational powers, and
observations on the NCA’s proposals to reform pay arrangements. I
would like to thank the Chair and members of the Review Body for
their careful consideration of the evidence from the NCA, the Home
Office, HMT and the trades unions.
The Government is committed to the delivery of world class public
services, and ensuring that public sector workers are fairly
remunerated for the vitally important work that they do. That is
why we ended the across-the-board 1% pay award policy for public
sector workforces in September 2017. We recognised that some
flexibility would be required in certain areas.
Each workforce is different and pay awards should therefore
reflect the particular circumstances faced by those public
workers and their recruitment and retention levels. It is also
vital that our world class public services continue modernising
to maximise the contribution of our public servants, so they can
continue to do their incredible work, improving our lives and
keeping us safe.
Previous Review Body reports highlighted the need for reform to
NCA pay arrangements and I welcome the Review Body’s support for
the NCA’s proposed changes as an important step in that
direction. There are two main elements to the pay reform:
officers in two grades performing intelligence and investigator
roles can opt into a new spot rate pay structure; and for the
remaining workforce existing pay bands are being compressed.
These changes are highly targeted, focussing on roles where there
is evidence that pay has fallen significantly behind the market
rate, and critical to the Agency’s ability to improve
productivity and transform to meet the rapidly evolving threat
from serious and organised crime. This targeted pay reform will
support the NCA’s ability to recruit and retain highly skilled
staff to continue to fulfil their vital role.
To support implementation of these changes, the 2017/18 award
will be backdated to 1 August 2017 and the 2018/19 award
implemented on 1 August 2018. The award is as follows:
• A varied award for staff in two targeted operational grades
choosing to opt into the new pay structure and move onto new
terms and conditions, including an increase in contracted hours;
• A minimum one per cent award for all officers not eligible for
the new pay structure and not already receiving the pay range
maximum for their grade;
• A one per cent award made up of consolidated and
non-consolidated elements for officers not eligible for the new
pay structure and already in receipt of the maximum for their
grade or reaching it;
• A one per cent increase to the London Weighting payment in
2017/18. 2018/19 will be determined following a formal review of
the allowance.
These awards will be fully funded within the NCA’s existing
budget. The small number of officers electing to remain on the
terms and conditions of pre-cursor organisations will remain on
their 2016/17 pay rates.
Copies of the NCA Remuneration Review Body’s report are available
in the Vote Office and at GOV.UK.
