Written question asked by Lord Harrison (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Sassoon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 January 2012.

Public Sector: Hutton Review

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the recommendations in the Hutton review of fair pay in the public sector they intend to implement.

Answer: The Government welcomed Will Hutton's review as a basis for senior pay setting in the public sector at the 2011 Budget. Since then, departments have made progress in a number of areas in implementing Mr Hutton's recommendations. For example, the Government publish the names, grades, job titles and annual pay rates for most senior civil servants and non-departmental public body (NDPB) officials with salaries above £150,000. The Localism Act now also requires councils and fire and rescue authorities to explain their approach to the pay of both senior and the lowest paid staff and how senior reward relates to the pay of a body's wider workforce. On Mr Hutton's recommendation, the Government have also supported the publication of the Senior Salaries Review Body report on NDPB chief executive pay, which sets out a clear process of benchmarks and evaluation for these individuals, for the first time. Departments are now implementing this framework for their NDPBs.

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