How much pay will rise for teachers, police, prison officers, NHS staff and armed forces - the list in full

The government has announced its pay offer for a swathe of public sector workers including teachers, doctors and police officers.

Millions of public sector workers will receive pay rises of between 5 and 7 per cent after the government accepted the recommendations of the eight independent pay review bodies.

Pay review bodies look at a range of evidence when making their recommendations, including submissions from trade unions and employers focusing on pay and retention. Ultimately, it is up to the government to set public sector pay levels and it is not bound to accept the pay bodies’ recommendations.

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Whether the offer announced today is enough to end the wave of strikes that have engulfed the public sector over the past year remains to be seen, but initial noises from some unions have been positive.

At a Downing Street press conference, prime minister Rishi Sunak said: “Today’s offer is final. There will be no more talks on pay. We will not negotiate again on this year’s settlements and no amount of strikes will change our decision." He said the accepted recommendations are a “fair deal for the British taxpayer”.

The government set out some changes to raise around £1 billion of additional money to fund the rises, including increasing the immigrant health surcharge to £1,035.

Fees will be increased across a range of immigration and nationality routes, including a rise in the cost of work and visit visas by 15 per cent, and increasing the cost of study visas, certificates of sponsorship, wider entry clearance, leave-to-remain and priority visas among others by at least 20 per cent. But the bulk of the money will have to come