(The Secretary of State for the Home Department): The
National Crime Agency (NCA) Remuneration Review Body has recently
made recommendations on pay and allowances for NCA officers
designated with operational powers. I would like to thank the
Chair and members of the Review Body for their work on gathering
evidence from the NCA, the Home Office, HMT and the Trade Unions,
resulting in their detailed and thorough report. The Review
Body’s work is of great value, ensuring that officers of a lower
grade than Deputy Director designated with operational powers are
properly remunerated for their work.
This government is committed to helping the NCA in its fight
against Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). That is why it
commissioned an Independent Review of SOC capabilities, funding
and governance why it committed to strengthening the NCA in its
election manifesto.
SOC is evolving rapidly in both volume and complexity, I have
been clear that the NCA needs to transform to meet the threat
head on. Part of this transformation includes being able to
attract, recruit and retain the right people. This Review Body’s
recommendations help support the NCA to achieve that goal and are
as follows:
- For officers on the standard ranges:
- the pay range minima for Grades 1 to 4 increase by 2.5%;
- the pay range minima for Grades 5 and 6 increase by 4.25% and
4.5% respectively;
- the pay range maxima for Grades 1 to 6 increase by 1.5%; and
- all officers should receive a consolidated pay award that
maintains their percentile position on the pay range.
- The spot rates for Grades 4 and 5 are increased by 3% and
4.5% respectively.
- London Weighting Allowance is increased by 2.5% to £3,424
- Shift Allowance is increased to 20% of base pay.
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 previous pay rates.
This award represents a significant real terms increase, the 3rd
year in a row where this is the case. The average salary at the
NCA is £36,794, this is up by 4.3% since 2018.
The Government continues to balance the need to ensure fair pay
for public sector workers with protecting funding for frontline
services and ensuring affordability for taxpayers. The effects of
coronavirus continue to have a significant impact on the economy
and the fiscal position and the Government will need to continue
to take this into account in agreeing public sector pay awards.
