Employment of historical traffic wardens by the MPS
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026358
I note you seek access to the following information:
I would like to know about the employment of historical traffic wardens by the Metropolitan Police Service, details such as uniforms, roles and responsibilities, numbers of wardens, historical traffic warden pay and also the year in which the traffic warden role in the MPS was discontinued.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Human Resources have located the following information:
Number of Traffic Warden’s:
| In 2002 (the oldest record currently available) there were the following number of FTE’s (Full Time Equivalent): | |
| Area Traffic Warden Manager | 7 |
| Traffic Warden | 581.44 |
| Traffic Warden Manager | 75.04 |
| Grand Total | 663.48 |
May – July 2009: 271 (Full Time Equivalent) FTE
December 2009: 255 FTE
April 2010: 242.7 FTE
HR believe the last of the roles were terminated on 31/03/2011.
Pay
Our historic understanding is that Traffic Wardens were paid at a Band T rate of between c£17,800 - £20,871 basic salary. They would have also been eligible for Shift Disturbance Allowance of 12.5%, dependent upon the shifts they were performing. Female Traffic Warden’s received £47.30 per year Stockings Allowance and £53.32 Shoe Allowance. £55 tax allowance for cleaning uniforms was available to all Traffic Warden’s.
They were also paid Zone 1 Location Allowance of £3,294 or Zone 2 was £1,790, depending on where they were stationed.
Section 16 - Duty to advise and assist
The Heritage Centre hold photograph’s of traffic wardens from the 1980s. Unfortunately they are not digitised, thus I cannot send them to you.
However, you are welcome to make an appointment to see them. In order to do so, please email The Heritage Centre directly via the following email: Police Museum
The Heritage Centre also advised that there may be more photographs at The National Archive. You are welcome to contact.