Issue - meetings

The Localism Act 2011 (Section 39) requires all public authorities to publish an Annual Pay Policy Statement. The Council is required to adopt the Annual Pay Policy Statement each year and the Council is not legally permitted to depart from the policies set out in that statement when it considers actual decisions in relation to individuals’ remuneration, including redundancy and/or severance.

The Annual Pay Policy Statement for the 2020/21 financial year is attached at Annexe 1. It has been updated in line with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, resulting in minimal adjustments from last year which are shown as tracked changes.

Recommendation

That the Executive recommends to Council that the Pay Policy Statement for the 2020/21 financial year, attached at Annexe 1, be approved.

63.1    The Leader introduced the draft Pay Policy Statement 2020/21. The Council was required to publish an Annual Pay Policy Statement on an annual basis. There were minimal adjustments compared with the Pay Policy Statement approved in February 2019, and these were shown as tracked changes.

63.2    The Executive RESOLVED to recommend to Council that the Pay Policy Statement for the 2020/21 financial year, attached at Annexe 1 to the report, be approved.

Reason: To comply with the Localism Act 2011 (Sections 38 and 39).