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4.12 ALLOWANCE RATES

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PNBS Circular 2025/04

PNBS Circular 2025/13

AllowanceRate
Dog Handler’s Allowance£2,950.76 (per annum) (NB. additional 25% payment per each additional dog)
Plain Clothes Allowance£17.80 (per month)
On-call Allowance£36.40 (per period)
Excessive Rest Day Disruption Allowance£25.01 (per qualifying occasion)
Overnight Disruption Allowance£78.99 (per night)
Additional Disruption Allowance£52.67 (per night)
Minimum Standards Allowance£118.50 (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£107.85
Bonus Payment£50 to £500 (at the discretion of the chief constable)
Motor Vehicle Allowance Rate
Essential users 
Lump sum per annum£1,239
Per mile – first 10,000 miles£0.45
Essential User mileage rate – after 10,000 miles£0.25
 Passenger rate per passenger per mile £0.05
Casual users  
Per mile – first 10,000 miles£0.45
Casual User mileage rate – after 10,000 miles£0.25
Passenger rate per passenger per mile£0.05
  
Non-designated user 
Sanctioned to use their own cars on specific occasions. £0.45
  
HMRC Mileage Rates
Car and Van rate – per mile (first 10,000 miles)£0.45
Car and Van rate – per mile (after 10,000 miles)£0.25
Motorcycle rate – per mile£0.24
Bicycle rate – per mile£0.20
Passenger rate – per passenger per mile£0.05
 Islands Allowance 
LocationRateValue (per annum)
Shetland (Lerwick)2£2,179.78
Shetland (Yell)1£2,564.45
Shetland (Brae)1£2,564.45
Orkney3£1,923.33
Isle of Lewis3£1,923.33
North Uist2£2,179.78
Benbecula2£2,179.78
South Uist2£2,179.78
Barra1£2,564.45
Skye4£1,282.23
Tiree1£2,564.45
Islay3£1,923.33
Isle of Mull3£1,923.33
Isle of Bute4£1,282.23
Arran4£1,282.23
Great Cumbrae4£1,282.23
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