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<p>This information is not held centrally. Local authorities are independent employers
and my Department does not collect detailed information about the remuneration of
senior local authority staff.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to publish
details of the remuneration of their most senior employees in their annual Statements
of Accounts. This includes information about salary, fees, allowances, expenses, employer’s
pension contribution and other benefits. Statements of Accounts must be available
for public inspection including on an authority’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
has taken steps to further increase the transparency and accountability of local decisions
on pay and reward through the local government transparency code. On 3 October, the
Department further strengthened the public’s ability to scrutinise councils by including
a requirement in the code that councils publish information on salaries of employees
earning £50,000 or more, as well as a range of other pay and workforce information.</p><p>In
addition, measures introduced in the Localism Act 2011 require authorities to publish
an annual statement explaining their policies toward the pay and reward of their staff,
particularly senior staff. Our guidance on these measures asks councils to give full
council the opportunity to vote on senior appointments and exit packages of £100,000
or more before they are rubber-stamped.</p>
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