Police Staff Council (PSC)
LGA, 18 Smith Square
London, SW1P 3HZ
Telephone: 020 7187 7340
Employers’ Side Secretary, Sarah Ward
e-mail: [email protected]
Unison Centre,130 Euston Road
London, NW1 2AY
Telephone: 020 7121 5272
Trade Union Side Secretary, Ben Priestley
e-mail: [email protected]
To: Police and Crime Commissioner
Force Personnel/HR Manager/Payroll Manager
Trade union branches
cc: PSC Members
Scotland and MPS (for information only)
8 October 2024
Joint circular 139 – Public duties
Dear Colleague
The following change has been agreed to the terms and conditions in the PSC Handbook which will apply from 8 October 2024.
Section 3, Leave, Paragraph 10, Public Services Leave – This provision is currently as follows:
10. Public service leave
Employers should consider granting leave in appropriate cases, with or without pay, to enable employees to undertake public duties.
The PSC has agreed that this should be amended and will now be as follows:
The Police Staff Council recognises the important and valuable contribution that police staff can make to their communities through serving on public bodies or undertaking public duties. Employers will grant a reasonable amount of time off, with or without pay, to enable employees to undertake certain public duties as listed at https://www.gov.uk/time-off-work-public-duties
This will be included in a revised PSC Handbook which can be accessed at: https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/police/police-staff. If you require any clarification or information on these changes to the PSC Handbook, please refer to the contact details above.
Yours sincerely
Ben Priestley, Trade Union Side Secretary
David Algie, Employers’ Side Secretariat