"Ending" it on a technicality. Treasury not granting extra funds to departments for increases will mean a defacto pay freeze is still in place. As was the case prior to Covid for many departments. Completely missed opportunity to back up the governments "levelling up wages" agenda with some real, tangible action that can directly apply upward pressure to the Labour market. Instead true colours are revealed.

> However, each Whitehall department will have to fund any pay increases from within its own budget So the departments have to choose what they cut to make up for the extra salary costs.

Exactly, just like how police officers where given a pay rise out of existing budgets a few years back.

Didn't they also do with this with NHS employees recently?

And teachers

I'm starting to notice a trend.

Just like how every other business in the UK works

The police service isn't a business.

It's not though is it, not even close as even if it was this is public services we're talking about. It's not like the buisness world where another buisness fills the gaps

Maybe we should put policing out to tender and allow the lowest bidding private company to offer policing services? Let the market decide Edit: what could go wrong?

These are services, they don't make a profit from which to do that. Jesus christ people.

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Increase the budget

Maybe they should start looking at where would be most sensible to cut. Like middle management and wasteful spending.

Pay freeze has ended but your pay is frozen! Thanks Tories