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<p>The UK Living Wage and London Living Wage figures, produced by the Living Wage
Foundation, form the basis of their accreditation scheme. These are not statutory
figures, and are not therefore legally binding on employers. It is not the policy
of the UK government that departments and agencies are required to apply these Living
Wage Foundation rates, or to seek accreditation. Instead a statutory National Living
Wage is applied for all employees over the age of 25, and National Minimum Wage rates
for those under 25, through a policy produced by BEIS and audited and enforced by
HMRC.</p><p>Remuneration for all grades below the Senior Civil Service is delegated
to individual departments, executive agencies and other organisations. While organisations
must comply with the statutory minimum rates, it is for each one to determine pay
above this level, and whether or not to match the rates set by the Living Wage Foundation.</p>
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