FOI 26-202 Pay Protection Policy

Freedom of Information Request

Reference
FOI 26-202 Pay Protection Policy
Request Date
23 Apr 2026
Response Date
01 May 2026
Information Requested
  1. A copy of your current Pay Protection Policy(or equivalent document outlining the Trust’s approach to protecting earnings following redeployment, down-banding, or reduction in contracted hours).

If the policy is part of a wider document (e.g. organisational change, redeployment, HR, or workforce policies), please provide the relevant section or the full document.

Response

The Scottish Ambulance Service applies nationally agreed NHSScotland pay protection arrangements. These arrangements are set out in Scottish Government Health Workforce circulars and Agenda for Change terms and conditions, including the Organisational Change Pay Protection Policy, which applies across all NHS Boards in Scotland. SAS does not operate a separate local pay protection policy. - NHS Workforce Policies | NHS Scotland; PCA(AFC)(2022)01 -- Organisational change pay protection