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PSC joint circular 133 - Proposal for police staff long service and good conduct medal


LGA, 18 Smith Square

London, SW1P 3HZ

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Employers’ Side Secretary, Sarah Ward

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London, NW1 2AY

Telephone 020 7121 5272

Trade Union Side Secretary, Ben Priestley

e-mail: [email protected]


To: Force Payroll/HR Manager

Police and Crime Commissioners


29 August 2023

Joint circular no. 133 -  Proposal for police staff long service and good conduct medal

Dear Colleague

The Police Staff Council supports the proposal to extend eligibility for the police long service and good conduct medal to all police staff.

This proposal is not meant to replace awards which forces already have in place to acknowledge long service by police staff, e.g., certificates etc.

In response to the proposal, the Home Office, which funds the equivalent police officer award, has asked us to obtain the following information from forces in England and Wales:

  • number of police staff with 20+ years’ service
  • number of police staff with 30+ years’ service
  • number of police staff with 40+ years’ service.

We would be grateful if you could provide this data to [email protected] by no later than 15 September 2023.

Please let us know if you have any questions, otherwise we look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for this information.

Yours sincerely                                 

Ben Priestley, Trade Union Side Secretary

David Algie, Employers’ Side Secretariat