Park Life 71 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 By Matthew Moore Published: 7:00AM BST 07 Jul 2009 One chief constable, Ian McPherson of Norfolk Police, had his stamp duty paid as part of a £70,000 sweetener to tempt him to the job. Sean Price, of the Cleveland force, saw his annual package boosted beyond £200,000 last year due to an annual £50,000 "retention package", plus a "honorarium" of £24,000. Other forces agreed to fund private school fees and spouses' cars in order to attract senior officers, according to The Times. The top-up deals are negotiated outside national pay agreements and details are not generally made public. They are intended to stimulate competition among chief constables and reward the highest performers, but they have been criticised for tying officers to particular forces. Stephen Bett, chairman of Norfolk Police Authority, defended the packaged it negotiated with Mr McPherson, saying that he was "worth every single penny". "We are looking for people who can think outside the box, do what we want to be done, be accountable and provide the people of Norfolk with the best possible police force," he said. "We've got that with Ian McPherson." A spokesman for Cleveland Police Authority said that its payments reflected Mr Price's record and experience." Are these large sums of money or reflective of the pressures of the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43695 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 ........ in other shocking news today, the Earth is round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 power corruption and lies. nothing changes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 ........ in other shocking news today, the Earth is round. The package looks quite large tbf. More than MP's and nearly as much as doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43695 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 ........ in other shocking news today, the Earth is round. The package looks quite large tbf. More than MP's and nearly as much as doctors. Sounds about right- more use than MPs, and not far off Docs in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Very senior officers can also retire early and get access to their massive, and i mean HUGE pensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 the moment a copper does sommat dodgy they "retire" getting their pensions etc etc They are very rarely brought to book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Fop cannot believe what is being implied about hard working police officers here (up through the ranks, working class lad, fatha was a one armed miner etc. etc.). He clearly deserves every penny of that £200,000 (as he works 2000 hours a week) and the massive pension he'll take. It does go to show the commercialisation of Police higher management though, it shouldn't be ran like a bank, but that is exactly how it is run these days (with their own private interest group ACPO - bring on directly elected Chief Constables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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