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LGA responds to TPA report on senior council staff pay

"Nationally, incoming chief executives are being paid lower salaries than their predecessors’ and average chief executive salaries continue to decline year-on-year."

Responding to the Taxpayers’ Alliance report on senior pay in local government, Cllr Claire Kober, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said: 

“Councils are large, complex organisations with sizeable budgets and responsibility for delivering more than 700 services, including caring for the elderly and disabled and protecting children. It is important that the right people with the right skills and experience are retained to deliver this work.

“Local government is committed to providing value for money to taxpayers. Nationally, incoming chief executives are being paid lower salaries than their predecessors’ and average chief executive salaries continue to decline year-on-year.

“The pay of senior council staff is set by politically proportionate committees of elected councillors and is open to a high level of scrutiny and democratic accountability as a result.”

Related informaton:  Town Hall Rich List 2017

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