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Local Authorities: Pay

Volume 474: debated on Thursday 3 April 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on senior staff salary levels. (198656)

Local authorities are responsible for pay and grading decisions, including those for senior officials.

The Joint Negotiating Committees for chief executives and chief officers produce guidance on national salary framework and conditions of service for local authority chief executives and chief officers. Details of how to obtain the relevant handbooks can be found on the Local Government Employers website.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authority chief executives received annual pay packages of (a) £100,000 to £109,999, (b) £110,000 to £119,999, (c) £120,000 to £129,999, (d) £130,000 to £139,999, (e) £140,000 to £149,999 and (f) £150,000 and over in the last year for which figures are available. (198657)

Central Government do not collect this information. However, the Local Government Employers conducts an annual survey on chief executive and chief officer salaries and workforce numbers. The results of this survey are available on their website at:

http://www.lge.gov.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=119009