- Conference
- 2022 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
- Date
- 14 June 2022
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that:
1)Police staff who are required to launder items of uniform at home are entitled to claim an annual allowance from HMRC to assist with the associated cost;
2)Currently, PCSOs are entitled to claim £140 tax allowance but other police staff can only claim £60;
3)Police officers are also entitled to claim £140.
Conference notes that this disparity between PCSOs and other uniformed police staff is unfair, as it is not the case that PCSOs are required to launder more items of uniform than staff who carry out other roles.
Conference believes that the allowance should be levelled up to allow all uniformed police staff to claim £140, which with the increased energy costs we all face does not seem unreasonable.
Conference therefore calls upon the Service Group Executive to work with the Police Staff (England & Wales) Sector Committee to:
a)Lobby the NPCC Uniform Working Group to support a campaign for parity of tax allowance for all uniformed police staff roles;
b)Publicise this work widely via branches and members;
c)Seek the support of police forces for this change in the allowance.