Police Negotiating Board: annual report 2018 to 2019

1. Introduction

1.1 This is the nineteenth Annual Report of the Independent Chair of the Police Negotiating Board (PNB) and the fifth to cover Scotland only. It relates to the period 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019.

1.2 Ian McKay was appointed as the Independent Chair of the PNB on 17 August 2015 and the Scottish Government's then Cabinet Secretary for Justice also appointed Mr McKay as Independent Chair of the Scottish Police Consultative Forum (SPCF).

1.3 A summary of the membership of PNB is provided at Annex A and information about the number and attendance of meetings held in this reporting period is provided at Annex B.

What We Do

1.4 The PNB provides the negotiating forum for the pay and conditions of service of police officers in Scotland. The PNB also provides a means of enabling the representatives of serving police officers, and of those engaged in the management and governance of Police Scotland, to bring their expertise to bear on practical issues that affect the conditions of service of police officers.

The Main Outcomes In 2018 – 2019

1.5 Section 2 reports in detail on agreements reached, and on progress towards agreement, on a range of topics. The agreements reached by the PNB in this reporting period include changes to pay and terms and conditions covering the 31 month period from 1 September 2018 – 31 March 2021; enabling officers to be compensated through payment or time off in lieu when they work a Keeping in Touch (KIT) Day or Shared Parental Leave in Touch (SPLIT) Day and a guidance document to supplement PNB Circular 2014/25.