Follow on from FOI2024/00984
Case reference FOI2024/01157
Received 1 July 2024
Published 25 July 2024
Last amended 9 August 2024
Request
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1. The gross pay bill for all council employees including temporary, agency and interim employees working directly for the council. |
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2. The gross pay bill for the top 18 highest earning members of staff including temporary, agency or interim employees. |
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3. The gross pay bill for the Chief Executive. |
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4. The gross cost to the council for any interim or consultancy appointments externally provided by an executive or recruitment agency. |
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6. The overall expenditure of the council excluding capital. |
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7. The overall income of the council excluding borrowing. |
8. In addition please could you point me at the report referred to in section 13 of the pay policy statement. Found here. It says it is published but I cannot find it.
9. For the years requested (2019/20 to 2023/24) please provide the total cost for interim cover or temporary positions, for roles within the Senior Management Team (as described on your own website Management structure).
Response
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1. The gross pay bill for all council employees including temporary, agency and interim employees working directly for the council. |
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£'000 |
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2019/20 |
120,754 |
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2020/21 |
122,864 |
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2021/22 |
142,395 |
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2022/23 |
160,527 |
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2023/24 |
158,188 |
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2. The gross pay bill for the top 18 highest earning members of staff including temporary, agency or interim employees. |
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Revised figures for Q2 below. Please note that this does not include agency staff as the breakdown per person was not obtainable.
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3. The gross pay bill for the Chief Executive. |
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£'000 |
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2019/20 |
177 |
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2020/21 |
278 *The Chief Executive retired on 11 February 2021 |
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2021/22 |
143 |
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2022/23 |
159 |
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2023/24 |
165 |
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4. The gross cost to the council for any interim or consultancy appointments externally provided by an executive or recruitment agency. |
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£'000 |
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2019/20 |
6,235 |
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2020/21 |
6,526 |
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2021/22 |
15,431 |
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2022/23 |
24,976 |
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2023/24 |
23,603 |
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6. The overall expenditure of the council excluding capital. |
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£m |
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2019/20 |
368.2 |
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2020/21 |
401.5 |
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2021/22 |
414.2 |
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2022/23 |
479.0 |
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2023/24 |
508.1 |
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7. The overall income of the council excluding borrowing. |
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£m |
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2019/20 |
207.7 |
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2020/21 |
226.5 |
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2021/22 |
236.9 |
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2022/23 |
250.3 |
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2023/24 |
254.8 |
8. In addition please could you point me at the report referred to in section 13 of the pay policy statement. Found here. It says it is published but I cannot find it.
The annual statement of accounts are published to the webpages here Council budgets and spending – Herefordshire Council
The statements include a note for Officer’s remuneration and begin on page 41, note 16, for the draft 2023/24 accounts.
9. For the years requested (2019/20 to 2023/24) please provide the total cost for interim cover or temporary positions, for roles within the Senior Management Team (as described on your own website Management structure).
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2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Total Spend |
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Corporate Services |
159,432 |
236,173 |
347,305 |
363,192 |
0 |
1,106,101 |
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Economy and Environment |
20,032 |
0 |
314,830 |
384,698 |
106,548 |
826,108 |
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Community Wellbeing |
204,977 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
99,737 |
304,714 |
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Children & Young People |
0 |
2,970 |
298,222 |
334,349 |
345,421 |
980,962 |
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Total |
384,441 |
239,143 |
960,357 |
1,082,239 |
551,706 |
3,217,885 |
Documents
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