Single police officer given hefty £18,344 in overtime pay this year

Chair Laura Heggie said: “Sometimes officers are forced to work on their days off.Figures obtained by the BBC show that £149,882 of overtime pay was dished out between ten officers in the county police force.And the hefty sum was a tiny fraction of the £5.7million that Essex Police forked out to cover bobbies’ extra shifts in the year to November.The Police Federation’s website says the starting pay for police constables in England and Wales is £29,907 a year.Behind the top earner was one paid £17,918 and one given £17,557.“They often feel if they’re not in, they’re letting colleagues down.

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But the Essex Police Federation says the amount of extra hours has taken a severe toll on officers, who very rarely go home on time.”I’ve spoken to officers who are broken, but will say, ‘The team is really short today’, and feel they have to work.”A SINGLE police officer was given £18,344 in overtime pay this year.Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington praised the dedication of his officers and insisted: “Crime isn’t nine-to-five.”

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