Appendix A
Resource implications of the merger- 11/08/21
Note table uses salary costs for 2020/21 unless otherwise specified but actual other costs for 2019/20 unless otherwise indicated
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 (excluding employer NI and pension contributions) |
Long Inquest Payments (if applicable) or other additional payments |
Proposed salary in amalgamated area (if applicable) |
|
Senior Coroner North Yorkshire (West) and North Yorkshire (East)- (01/4/2020-30/09/2020) |
Now retired |
(retired 30/09 2020) |
£109,242 pa (01/4/2020-30/09/2020) |
2020-21 Nil |
Not applicable |
|
Senior Coroner City of York (Acting) (01/04/2020-30/09/2020)
|
Senior |
Coroner |
£61,112 pa (01/04/2020-30/09/2020) |
2020-2021 Nil |
See below
|
|
Senior Coroner – North Yorkshire & City of York (from 1/10/20) |
Senior |
Coroner |
£128,490 pa
(from 01/10/2020) |
2020-21 Nil |
Will be proposed as Senior Coroner for new amalgamated area on a salary of £128,490- pay award pending. |
|
Category |
North Yorkshire |
City of York |
York and North Yorkshire (predicted) |
|
Area Coroner (York & North Yorkshire)- new position |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
£56,100 (0.6FTE) (Estimate) |
|
wFees for Assistant Coroner(s) 2019/20 figures due to the exceptional use of assistant coroners during Covid lockdown |
£78,000 |
£3,931 |
£6,000 (This estimate is dependent on the appointment of An Area Coroner. The actual figure will also vary with caseload demand) |
|
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 ( excluding National Insurance and pension contributions) |
£45,855 |
£15,285 |
£61,140 |
|
Employer pension & employer NI contribution for all staff including coroners |
£63,248 |
£19,796
|
£83,044
|
Table B: Office costs 2019/20figures due to the exceptional
circumstances of Covid lockdown
|
Category |
North Yorkshire |
City of York |
York and North Yorkshire (predicted) |
|
Staff accommodation |
£17,000 |
|
£17,000 |
|
Inquest accommodation
|
£14,481 |
£9,520 |
£15,000 |
|
IT costs (Coroner software only)
|
£14,385 |
£4,795 |
£19,180 |
|
Post mortem/Pathologist costs etc.
|
£184,858 |
£140,775 |
£325,633 |
|
Hospital Costs
|
£338,102 |
£65,482 |
£403,584 |
|
Undertakers removals |
£84,171 |
£13,706 |
£97,877 |
|
Other costs |
£23,998 |
£2,273 |
£26,271 |
|
Total |
£676,995 |
£236,551 |
£904,545 |