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      <title>Police staff pay 2026: still no offer, here&apos;s where talks stand</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Andrew Thomas</dc:creator>
      <description>Seven weeks after the 1 September settlement date, police staff in England and Wales still have no pay offer for 2026/27. Here is what has happened, what the unions have said and what usually comes next.</description>
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      <title>Police pensions set to rise 3.5% in April 2027</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Andrew Thomas</dc:creator>
      <description>September&apos;s inflation figure, published by the ONS this morning, points to next April&apos;s expected increase for police pensions in payment, deferred pensions and the 2015 scheme. Here is what it means in pounds.</description>
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