Appendix A
Resource implications of the merger
Table A: Details of current Senior Coroners and Area Coroner/s (if applicable) in each existing coroner area as at 1st April 2020
|
Position (e.g. Senior Coroner, Area Coroner) |
First name |
Surname |
Current salary (including National Insurance and pension contributions) |
Long Inquest Payments (if applicable) or other additional payments |
Proposed salary in amalgamated area (if applicable) (including National Insurance and pension contributions) |
|
Senior Coroner North Yorkshire (West) and North Yorkshire (East)- from 1/4/19 |
Robert |
Turnbull (retired 30th September 2020) |
2019-20 107,100 |
2019-20 Nil |
Not applicable |
|
2020-21 109,242 |
2020-21 Nil |
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|
Senior Coroner North Yorkshire (East) |
Michael |
Oakley (retired as of 31/3/2019) |
|
|
Not applicable |
|
Senior Coroner City of York (Acting) Appointed 1st November 2018
Figures exclude payments by NYCC as an Assistant Coroner for 2 days a week |
Jonathan |
Heath |
2019-20 60,000 |
2019-20 Nil |
Not applicable |
|
2020-2021 62,000 |
2020-2021 Nil |
Table B: Office costs (2018/19)
|
Category |
North Yorkshire |
City of York |
York and North Yorkshire |
|
Area Coroner (York & North Yorkshire)- new position |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
56100 (0.6FTE) |
|
Fees for Assistant Coroner(s) |
86,830 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
|
Salary costs of Coroner’s officer(s) (including National Insurance and pension contributions)
|
Employed by North Yorkshire Police. Figures available on request |
Employed by North Yorkshire Police. Figures available on request |
Employed by North Yorkshire Police. Figures available on request. No change is anticipated as the coroner’s officers currently serve all 3 existing areas |
|
Salary costs of administrative staff (including National Insurance and pension contributions) |
40000 |
20000 |
60000 |
|
Staff accommodation |
17,000 |
6,000 |
23,000 |
|
Inquest accommodation |
12,750 |
7,400 |
12,000 |
|
IT costs (Coroner software only) Updated for WPC |
14,385 |
4,795 |
19,180 |
|
Post mortem/Pathologist costs etc. |
283,000 |
157,300 |
440,300 |
|
Hospital Costs |
322,000 |
61,050 |
383,100 |
|
Undertakers removals |
90,900 |
7,600 |
98,500 |
|
Other costs? |
19,350 |
4,300 |
23,650 |
|
Total |
1,020,373 (note includes the office costs hence higher than budget costs) |
289,065 |
1,293,294 |
Note table uses salary costs for 2020/21 but actual other costs for 2019/20 (except WPC software costs)