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Pay and Grading

Date released
28 October 2024
Request number
202409047
Release of information under
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Information requested

Please could you provide me with answers to the following information requests under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the pay of your full time equivalent employees:

  1. What were the rates of pay applicable on 31 March 2024, broken down by grade for full time equivalent non-SCS staff giving the minima and maxima of ranges? If pay rates are divided into London and National rates please provide both.
  2. If the grades are not standard civil service grades, are the grades based on JEGS scores? If so please provide the relevant scores for each grade.
  3. Are there any specialist pay grades, specialist allowances, recruitment and retention allowances or market supplements? If so, please provide details including where relevant whether the payments are consolidated or non-consolidated.

Information released

Question 1

Please see Annex A for a table of our pay ranges for Bands 1 to 6 and Degree Level Apprentices that were in effect between 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024. Pay rates are not divided into London and National Rates. If staff work permanently within the administration area covered by the Greater London Assembly, they receive a London Weighting Allowance in addition to their salary.

Question 2

Our grades are comparable to Civil Service Grades. We do not base grades on JEGS scores.

Question 3

In addition to our answer to question 1, we paid the following specialist allowances between 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024:

  • London Weighting Allowance – consolidated – annual full time equivalent amount was £4,052;
  • Market Rate Allowance – consolidated – annual amount ranges from £1,000 to £14,000; and,
  • Recruitment Allowance – consolidated – annual amount ranges from £4,563 to £20,000.

Please note, the Recruitment Allowance is dependent on role, recognising the retention and attraction challenges associated with recruiting for niche roles. This data was accurate up to 31 March 2024.

Exemptions applied

N/A

PIT (Public Interest Test) if applicable

N/A