The PSA regularly consults with members on a range of issues of importance for the rank and the wider Service.
The annual resilience survey looks at member working hours, wellbeing and role requirements, and the pay and morale survey gives members the chance to share their views and inform our work on pay and conditions, and general police morale.
The annual resilience survey looks at member working hours, wellbeing and role requirements, and the pay and morale survey gives members the chance to share their views and inform our work on pay and conditions, and general police morale.
The results of our surveys and engagement exercises inform our work with government and national partners and provide evidence around our recommendations and submissions to the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB).
The information we receive from our members provides us with hugely valuable insight and information to represent members’ best interests and to push for positive influence across the Service.
We also occasionally share consultation exercises from partners and key national organisations.
We also occasionally share consultation exercises from partners and key national organisations.
Pay Survey
Joint PSA / SANI survey into pay and conditions of service.
The 2025 Pay Survey is now LIVE
The 2025 pay and wellbeing survey is now live and members are encouraged to submit their views and feedback.
The survey is key in informing association work to represent the best interests of members and to push for positive change and influence when it comes to processes and decisions around police officer pay, conditions and wellbeing.
As in recent years, the survey is being conducted by the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) and the Superintendents' Association of Northern Ireland (SANI), and asks about views of life in the police service, on pay and conditions, and on morale. This year, the survey is slightly longer, as we have merged the pay survey with the work and wellbeing survey, adding in questions about wellbeing and mental health, to ensure that we only ask members to contribute to a survey of this significance once a year.
This year’s survey can be accessed here.
It should take around 30 minutes to complete and all responses are stored and reported anonymously.
Every year, our pay survey has enabled us to collect valuable insight and data on our membership, which has enabled us to secure positive change on your behalf.
As we continue to support the best interests of our members in regards to pay, pensions, allowances, conditions, and also wellbeing, the evidence and data this survey collects is crucial.
The greater the response rate, the stronger our body of evidence for influencing change.
Anyone with queries relating to the survey should contact [email protected].
PSA and SANI Pay Survey Participant Information
General Information
The aim of this research is to anonymously gather information and opinions from members of the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) and Superintendents’ Association of Northern Ireland (SANI) in order to provide critical evidence to those that make pay decisions, and to inform future pay policies for the PSA and SANI, and to influence positive change with regards to workforce and wellbeing.
Historically, the PSA has carried out multiple surveys to secure bespoke information from members. In efforts to reduce the number of requests made to members, our pay survey and work and wellbeing survey (formerly known as the personal resilience survey) have now been merged into one consultation. This means the survey is slightly longer than the usual pay survey, but it enables us to also ask questions relating to wellbeing, morale, and workload to inform our wider work.
For years we have been lobbying for changes and improvements to pay processes, but also to the infrastructure in place to support our people. Member feedback is critical in enabling us to evidence the need for change. The survey exercise is being delivered with the support of Pi2 Consulting Ltd who will be undertaking the construction of the survey and analysing the resultant data to be collated into an evaluation report for the use of the PSA and SANI.
We appreciate your interest in participating in the online survey. You have been invited to participate as you are a member of the either the PSA or SANI. Please read through this information before agreeing to participate (if you wish to) by ticking the ‘yes’ boxes in the introductory section of the survey.
You may ask questions before deciding to take part by contacting the PSA at: [email protected].
Participants will be invited to complete an online survey powered by Google Forms that will pose questions about pay and conditions within the Policing service, as well as wellbeing, demand, and morale. The survey should take about 30 minutes to complete. No background knowledge is required. The anonymous raw data will be analysed to identify any trends and changes, and an evaluation of these results will be shared with members of the PSA and SANI, and the Police Remuneration Body (PRRB) and the Home Office. The data will also be used to inform future work carried out by both the PSA and SANI.
Do I have to take part?
No. Please note that participation is voluntary. If you do decide to take part, you may withdraw at any point for any reason before submitting your answers by closing the browser.
In most cases questions are optional and additionally ‘prefer not to say’ options have been included in certain sets of questions.
How will my data be used?
We will not collect any data that could directly identify you. The survey has been set to not collect any email addresses or contact information. Your IP address will not be stored, and you will not be required to log in to complete the survey. As the data gathered has no personal identifiers, and is anonymised, the ICO guidance suggests that it can be stored for an indefinite period and is not subject to the same retention rules as personal data. However, the PSA's policy is currently that the research data/the published evaluation reports will be stored for a period of five years after publication.
Who will have access to my data?
Though the survey responses are anonymous The Police Superintendents’ Association is the data controller with respect to our members’ personal data and, as such, will determine how the data is used in the research. The PSA will process your data for the purpose of the research outlined above. The PSA’s privacy notice is available to view on the website: HERE
The data you provide may be shared with the PSA, SANI, Pi2 Consulting Ltd, and the PRRB. The results of the survey will be written into an evaluation report that will be shared with members of the PSA and SANI, and the PRRB and the Home Office.
Special Category Data
There are sections within the survey around demographics which is considered special category data. Completion of this section is voluntary and anonymous, however you may also select ‘prefer not to say’.
Who has reviewed this research?
The PSA and SANI have been tasked with undertaking the pay survey exercise on an annual basis in order to report the findings to the PRRB.
Who do I contact if I have a concern or I wish to complain?
If you have a concern about any aspect of this research, please contact the PSA on [email protected], and we will do our best to answer your query.
The aim of this research is to anonymously gather information and opinions from members of the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) and Superintendents’ Association of Northern Ireland (SANI) in order to provide critical evidence to those that make pay decisions, and to inform future pay policies for the PSA and SANI, and to influence positive change with regards to workforce and wellbeing.
Historically, the PSA has carried out multiple surveys to secure bespoke information from members. In efforts to reduce the number of requests made to members, our pay survey and work and wellbeing survey (formerly known as the personal resilience survey) have now been merged into one consultation. This means the survey is slightly longer than the usual pay survey, but it enables us to also ask questions relating to wellbeing, morale, and workload to inform our wider work.
For years we have been lobbying for changes and improvements to pay processes, but also to the infrastructure in place to support our people. Member feedback is critical in enabling us to evidence the need for change. The survey exercise is being delivered with the support of Pi2 Consulting Ltd who will be undertaking the construction of the survey and analysing the resultant data to be collated into an evaluation report for the use of the PSA and SANI.
We appreciate your interest in participating in the online survey. You have been invited to participate as you are a member of the either the PSA or SANI. Please read through this information before agreeing to participate (if you wish to) by ticking the ‘yes’ boxes in the introductory section of the survey.
You may ask questions before deciding to take part by contacting the PSA at: [email protected].
Participants will be invited to complete an online survey powered by Google Forms that will pose questions about pay and conditions within the Policing service, as well as wellbeing, demand, and morale. The survey should take about 30 minutes to complete. No background knowledge is required. The anonymous raw data will be analysed to identify any trends and changes, and an evaluation of these results will be shared with members of the PSA and SANI, and the Police Remuneration Body (PRRB) and the Home Office. The data will also be used to inform future work carried out by both the PSA and SANI.
Do I have to take part?
No. Please note that participation is voluntary. If you do decide to take part, you may withdraw at any point for any reason before submitting your answers by closing the browser.
In most cases questions are optional and additionally ‘prefer not to say’ options have been included in certain sets of questions.
How will my data be used?
We will not collect any data that could directly identify you. The survey has been set to not collect any email addresses or contact information. Your IP address will not be stored, and you will not be required to log in to complete the survey. As the data gathered has no personal identifiers, and is anonymised, the ICO guidance suggests that it can be stored for an indefinite period and is not subject to the same retention rules as personal data. However, the PSA's policy is currently that the research data/the published evaluation reports will be stored for a period of five years after publication.
Who will have access to my data?
Though the survey responses are anonymous The Police Superintendents’ Association is the data controller with respect to our members’ personal data and, as such, will determine how the data is used in the research. The PSA will process your data for the purpose of the research outlined above. The PSA’s privacy notice is available to view on the website: HERE
The data you provide may be shared with the PSA, SANI, Pi2 Consulting Ltd, and the PRRB. The results of the survey will be written into an evaluation report that will be shared with members of the PSA and SANI, and the PRRB and the Home Office.
Special Category Data
There are sections within the survey around demographics which is considered special category data. Completion of this section is voluntary and anonymous, however you may also select ‘prefer not to say’.
Who has reviewed this research?
The PSA and SANI have been tasked with undertaking the pay survey exercise on an annual basis in order to report the findings to the PRRB.
Who do I contact if I have a concern or I wish to complain?
If you have a concern about any aspect of this research, please contact the PSA on [email protected], and we will do our best to answer your query.
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