Joe Grant, General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation said,
"I congratulate the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Justice for their independent stance on this issue. This demonstrates the cooperative and constructive approach this Government has taken to policing since coming to power."
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Kenny MacAskill, has on behalf of Scottish Ministers, agreed to implement the PNB agreement arising from the Independent Arbitrators award.
A Welsh Minister for Justice can take an independent stance on pay for the Welsh Police Force just as in Scotland, while the the British continue their confrontational approach to wage negotiations. Powers over all aspects of policing should be transferred to the Senedd. Wales needs effective policing where the moral of the officers concerned is of great importance.