Publication Requirements - Pay Policy Statement – Annex E

In addition to the requirement Under Sections 38 – 43 of the Localism Act 2011 relating to the Pay Policy Statement the council has further obligations to publish information.

The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (current code) indicates that local authorities should publish the following data concerning staff:

• The number of employees whose remuneration in that year was at least £50,000 in bands of £5,000
• Details of remuneration and job title of certain senior employees whose salary is at least £50,000. Employees whose salaries are £150,000 or more must also be identified by name. At the council these roles are Chief Officers and the Chief Operating Officer.
• A list of responsibilities and details of bonuses and ‘benefits in kind’, for all senior employees whose salary exceeds £50,000. At the council these roles are Chief Officers and the Chief Operating Officer.
• The ‘pay multiple’ – the ratio between the highest paid salary and the median average salary of the whole authority workforce
• Publish an organisation chart covering staff in the top three levels of the organisation. The following information must be included for each member of staff included in the chart: grade, job title, local authority department and team whether permanent or temporary staff, contact details, salary in £5,000 bands, salary ceiling (the maximum salary for the grade).

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 require that the following data is included in the authority’s accounts:

• Numbers of employees with a salary above £50k per annum (pro-rata for part-time staff) in multiples of £5k
• Job title, remuneration and employer pension contributions for senior officers. Senior officers are defined as Head of Paid Service, Statutory Chief Officers and Non-Statutory Chief Officers by reference to Section 2 of the 1989 Local Government & Housing Act.
• Names of employees paid over £150k per annum

For the above remuneration is to include:

• Salary, fees or allowances for the current and previous year
• Bonuses paid or receivable for the current and previous year
• Expenses paid in the previous year
• Compensation for loss of employment paid to or receivable, or payments made in connection with loss of employment
• Total estimated value of non-cash benefits that are emoluments of the person

For the above pension contributions to include:

• The amount driven by the authority’s set employer contribution rate

· Employer costs incurred relating to any increased membership or award of additional pension