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4.12 ALLOWANCE RATES

PNBS Circular 2025/04

AllowanceRate
Dog Handler’s Allowance£2,837.27 (per annum) (NB. additional 25% payment per each additional dog)
Plain Clothes Allowance£17.12 (per month)
On-call Allowance£30.29 (per period)
Excessive Rest Day Disruption Allowance£24.05 (per qualifying occasion)
Overnight Disruption Allowance£75.95 (per night)
Additional Disruption Allowance£50.64 (per night)
Minimum Standards Allowance£113.94 (per night)
Central Service Allowances Payable to Police Officers at the Scottish Police College (to be removed where there is no residential requirement on 010423).£2,100 (per annum)
Short notice rest day working allowance £103.70
Bonus Payment£50 to £500 (at the discretion of the chief constable)
Motor Vehicle Allowance   
 451-999cc1000-1199cc1200-1450cc
Essential users   
Lump sum per annum£846£963£1,239
Per mile – first 8,500 miles36.9p40.9p50.5p
Essential User mileage rate – after 8,500 miles13.7p14.4p16.4p
Petrol element9.406p10.366p11.288p
Amount of VAT per mile in petrol element1.400p1.543p1.681p
    
 451-999cc1000-1199cc1200-1450cc
Casual users    
Per mile – first 8,500 miles46.9p52.2p65.0p
Casual User mileage rate – after 8,500 miles13.7p14.4p16.4p
Petrol element9.406p10.366p11.288p
Amount of VAT per mile in petrol element1.400p1.543p1.681p
    
Non-designated user   
Sanctioned to use their own cars on specific occasions.  65.0p
    
Islands Allowance
LocationRateValue (per annum)
Shetland (Lerwick)2£2095.94
Shetland (Yell)1£2465.82
Shetland (Brae)1£2465.82
Orkney3£1849.36
Isle of Lewis3£1849.36
North Uist2£2095.94
Benbecula2£2095.94
South Uist2£2095.94
Barra1£2465.82
Skye4£1232.91
Tiree1£2465.82
Islay3£1849.36
Isle of Mull3£1849.36
Isle of Bute4£1232.91
Arran4£1232.91
Great Cumbrae4£1232.91
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