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» Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Public Sector Pay

Asked if, after the 3 year settlement on teachers’ pay, the Government was likely to review their decision on police pay, the PMS said that people should not get drawn into comparing the two; the police award was for 2007 and the teachers’ award was a Government 3 year forward looking public sector pay award, covering the period from September 2008 to August 2011. As we had said, we wanted public sector pay deals to be in line with the Government’s meeting its inflation target, which we believed the teachers’ pay deal had done, as Ed Balls had set out that morning.

Put that MP’s would ask why they should accept 1.9% when teachers have got 2.45%, the PMS said that individual bodies would of course make their own cases, but the Prime Minister had been very clear on his view regarding MPs and the process going forward.

Asked why there was 2.45% for teachers and only 1.9% for police, the PMS said that she did not have the details of the full negotiations but the relevant departments would be able to talk through the deals that were on the table.

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