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Written question asked by Richard Fuller (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It was answered by Ellie Reeves (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Attorney General's Office: Pay

Question

To ask the Solicitor General, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00, (v) £100,001 to £ 125,140 and (vi) over £125,140, and (b) what estimate they have made of the total unfunded public sector pension liability.

Answer

Answer In relation to part (a) of the question, the number of staff employed in each earnings band is set out below.

Organisation

Under £25,000

£25,001 to £35,000

£35,001 to £50,270

£50,271 to £100,000

£100,001 to £125,140

Over £125,140

Total

Government Legal Department

0

446

309

2,611

58

8

3,432

HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

0

3

1

23

2

0

29

Attorney General's Office

0

11

25

30

2

1

69

Crown Prosecution Service

127

3399

1297

3452

31

8

8314

Serious Fraud Office

2

111

245

229

7

1

595
In relation to part (b) of the question, unfortunately GLD don't hold that information as they do not estimate the total unfunded pension liability. The CPS has not made an estimate of the total unfunded public sector pensions liability for its staff. This falls within the responsibilities of HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office who report information on scheme liabilities on an annual basis The SFO has not made an estimate of the total unfunded public sector pensions liability for its staff. This falls within the responsibilities of HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office who report information on scheme liabilities on an annual basis.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18552
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Attorney General Pay Workplace pensions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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