Police Officers can claim tax relief for the cost of washing uniforms, the cost of police federation fees and for use of own car or public transport for work purposes.
HMRC has identified a flat rate amount that police officers can claim to compensate them for the costs incurred maintaining their uniform. This tax relief is currently worth £140 per tax year. This applies to all police officers with the rank up to and including Chief Inspector. A claim can be backdated for the last four tax years starting from the 2015/2016 tax year.
Community Support Officers can generally claim the same laundering of uniform allowance of £140 per tax year. Other police employees usually can claim an allowance of £60 per tax year if they wear a uniform with a logo and laundry facilities are not available. Unfortunately this doesn’t include Special Constables.