Federation response to chief officer special bonuses

25 January 2009

 

Simon Reed, Vice-Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:

“Bonus schemes are agreed contracts between the Police Authorities and Chief Officers.

“In principal, this is not an issue when Chief Officers make a demonstrable difference to the force itself and the service provided to the public, particularly if it is an under-performing force that needs re-organisation.

“We do however take issue when bonuses are awarded, based on the performance of other people, which further exacerbates the target driven culture that we are trying to eradicate.”

ENDS