NJC 4/23 - CPD increase 2023

Employers’ Secretary, Naomi Cooke

18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ

Telephone 020 7664 3000 

e-mail: [email protected]

Employees’ Secretary, Matt Wrack

Bradley House, 68 Coombe Rd

Kingston upon Thames  KT2 7AE

Telephone 020 8541 1765

National Joint Council for local authority fire and rescue services 

To: Chairs of Fire Authorities 

Chief Fire Officers

Chief Executives/Clerks to Fire Authorities

Directors of HR (Fire Authorities)

Members of the National Joint Council

6 March 2023

CIRCULAR NJC/4/23

Dear Sir/Madam

CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAYMENTS: PAYMENTS BY AUTHORITY 

1. Circular NJC/2/23 contains the revised payments with effect from 1 July 2022. The NJC has also agreed an increase of 5.0% on the above payments with effect from the 1 July 2023.

2. Appendix A attached contains the revised payments by individual fire authority.

3. You will be aware that in order to ensure all employees receive a pay increase on promotion where they otherwise may not as a result of the loss of a CPD payment, the NJC applies a minimum guaranteed increase upon promotion in such circumstances. That figure will be £ 396pa with effect from 1 July 2023. For those on the retained duty system the figure will be £98 pa with the same effective date. 

Yours faithfully

NAOMI COOKE

MATT WRACK

Joint Secretaries