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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office entered a two year pay freeze with effect from
1 April 2011. Senior Civil Servants (SMS officers) pay was also frozen in 2010. During
the pay freeze, the only staff who received pay increases were those whose salary
was less than £21,000 who received a pay increase of at least £250 depending on their
performance, in line with HM Treasury public sector pay policy. The FCO emerged from
the pay freeze in 2013.</p><p>In 2013 and 2014, staff who performed their role to
the required standards received an average 1% salary increase. The exception was staff
earning less than £21,000, who continued to receive at least £250, depending on performance.</p><p>The
numbers of staff that stayed in the same grade from 2010 to 2014 are set out below.</p><p>A1
7<br>A2 363<br>B3 345<br>C4 407<br>C5 138<br>D6 312<br>D7 159<br>All SMS 173<br>Grand
Total 1904</p>
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