Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online:
"Wages to rise as chief constables seek to put officers on a par with commercial sector workers. 'SUPER PCs' earning £40,000 a year will be created under a police pay plan proposed by the Home Office and chief constables. Much of the millions of pounds of overtime pay spent each year would also be 'bought out' and the two-year probationary period for talented recruits abandoned under the reforms"
