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Recommendations of the General Purposes Committee in respect of the Localism Act and updated Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26.

Consideration was given to the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee of 22 January 2025 in respect of the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and an updated Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26 as set out in Annex 1.

As there had not been many significant changes in the Borough Council’s remuneration policy, the substantive content of the updated Policy was nearly identical to the Borough Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2024/25.  The key updates related to the actual pay received by staff, the pay multiple data and the number of officers in specific graded posts.

RESOLVED:  That the Pay Policy Statement set out in Annex 1 be endorsed and adopted.

This report summarises the requirements of the Localism Act and presents an updated Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26.

The report of the Director of Central Services and Deputy Chief Executive summarised the requirements of the Localism Act and presented an updated Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26 as set out in Annex 1 to the report. 

Members noted that as there had not been many significant changes in the Borough Council’s remuneration policy and that the substantive content of the updated Pay Policy Statement in Annex 1 was nearly identical to the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2024/25.  The key updates related to the actual pay received by staff, the pay multiple data and the number of officers in specific graded posts.

RECOMMENDED*: That the Pay Policy set out in Annex 1 be commended for adoption at the Council meeting on 18 February 2025.

*Referred to Council