Following recommendations from independent pay review bodies, the Government has accepted in full the proposed recommendations.
From teachers and nurses, to police and Armed Forces service personnel, approximately 5.4 million people employed in the public sector receive a significant increase in their pay.
The highest rise will be for police and prison officers, who will receive a 7% pay rise, whilst teachers and junior doctors will receive a 6.5% and 6% rise respectively.
For teachers, this deal will deliver the biggest pay increase for teachers in 30 year, with around 40% of teachers receiving a pay rise between 10 and 17.4%. A typical teachers take home will now be almost £44,300 a year.
For NHS staff, the first year basic pay for Junior Doctors will rise by 10.3% - or over £3,000. The lowest paid GPs will see an increase of £3,900 or 6%. Consultants will see an average increase of around £6,300. This builds on the previous deal agreed for our NHS staff, where a 5% pay rise along with one-off awards worth more than £3,600 for the typical nurse or ambulance worker.
For Armed Forces personnel, depending on rank, the pay rise represents an increase of up to 9.7%. This will see the lowest paid in the Armed Forces receive a pay rise of over £2,000, with an additional consolidated £1,000 increase - a permanent extra amount added to the basic salary.
The Armed Forces' Pay Review Body recommended that Service Family Accommodation (SFA) Band A charges should increase by 4.5%, however, this was rejected by Ministers who have instead committed to freezing SFA charges at last years' levels. Free wrap-around childcare continues, saving service families £3,400 per child per year.
Commenting, Leo Docherty MP said:
"The Government wants to do right for those that work in our public sector, many of whom go above and beyond in their service. However, a balance needs to be struck that is fair to taxpayers, who ultimately fund our public services.
"This deal follows the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies, but will involves no new spending and no new borrowing.
"I welcome the education trade unions - ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU - and the Government's joint statement that will see a 6.5% pay increase for teachers and school leaders.
"This has seen all planned school strikes suspended immediately. Good news for the many concerned parents who had contacted me on this very issue.
"It is also good news for our Armed Forces personnel here in the constituency, with a pay increase, a freeze in SFA rents and continued wrap-around childcare support for roughly 310 service families that use the Garrison nurseries."