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Police: Overtime

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121205

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of paying officers planned overtime for extra work at the end of shifts.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the appropriate level of pay and allowances for police officers, including overtime payments.

The PRRB gathers and invites parties to submit evidence to inform their decisions. This includes both written and oral evidence from the

Government, police employers and police staff associations. They weigh the evidence, consider independent research, and formulate detailed.

The Government will give very careful consideration to any recommendations the PRRB makes on payments for planned overtime.

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