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Article: Anger as Strathclyde Police chief constable awarded GBP65,000 in perks MSPs criticise payouts after boss paid for hitting targets he helped set
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- August 30, 2009
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THE chief constable of Scotland's largest police force was
awarded nearly GBP65,000 worth of perks on top of his GBP170,000 a
year salary.
Stephen House, of Strathclyde Police, received a bonus, a housing
allowance and even a council tax subsidy last year. The taxpayer
also footed the tax bill for his private use of a car.
The payouts have been criticised by MSPs, with one calling for a
review of public-sector pay and expenses.
Mr House, who joined Strathclyde Police from London's
Metropolitan force in 2007, is the UK's fourth-best paid police
chief on GBP169,584 a year.
Strathclyde Police confirmed he received a GBP25,150 performance-
related bonus last year for hitting targets he helped ...