PCSO Pay support

Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has backed an offer to support PCSOs who will lose pay due to controversial shift changes. Police community support officers voted in May to take industrial action over Staffordshire Police's changes to their shifts, which will see fewer PCSO patrols in the evenings.

Trade union Unison says the loss of unsocial hours pay will mean a 14 per cent cut for some of its members, equating to hundreds of pounds a month. The force has now made an offer to mitigate the financial impact of the changes, which came into effect last month, following talks with PCSOs and their trade union.