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Services or other Police Forces.

The grade is at present civilian, categorised as being equivalent to Superintendent. It is in many respects similar in status to the Ballistics Officer and for the same reasons we recommend it should be converted to the rank of Superintendent of Police and paid accordingly.

Existing

Proposed

Bomb Disposal MPS 40 Officer

47

Superintendent

DPS (0) 30 -

33

5.8 Commandant, Police Cadet School

1 post

This officer is at present of civilian status, considered as being equivalent to a Senior Superintendent of Police. The Police Cadet School has a staff of 170 and a capacity for 750 Cadets. The Commandant is responsible for establishing a balanced environment in the School where police standards of command, discipline and training are combined with the characteristics of a conventional school.

The Commandant is accountable to Police Headquarters and controls an important section of the Police training and recruitment effort.

We recommend that the post be converted to disciplined status and be paid as a Senior Superintendent.

Existing

Proposed

Commandant, Police Cadet School

MPS 48 51

Senior

DPS (0) 34 - 37

Superintendent

5.9 Director of Music

1 post

This officer is at present equated with Superintendent of Police. He is responsible for the running, performance and discipline of the Force Bands comprising 85 Non-Commissioned Officers and bandsmen. The training and performance of the Police bands are on a par with conventional Services bands and the command and control exercised by the Director as well as the training he supervises befits disciplined status. We recommend that the Director be converted to the rank of Superintendent of Police and be paid accordingly.

Existing

Proposed

Director of

Music

MPS 40 47

-

Superintendent

DPS (0) 30

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