The force is about 30 people short of its full compliment of 177

It has incentives to attract new staff and bonuses for long-serving officers.

But the deal has been criticised by the Police Association, which claims the salary increase is below inflation.

Jonathan Le Tocq of the Public Sector Remuneration Committee said comparisons with inflation were not justified, and that all officers were being rewarded.

Although the specifics of the package have not been made public, Mr Le Tocq said he was hopeful the deal would go some way to addressing the force's problems with recruitment.