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As part of The Public Sector Rich List, the TaxPayers’ Alliance - in conjunction with the Daily Mail - has compiled a comprehensive list of local authority employees who had total annual remuneration over £100,000.
Between 2009-10 and 2014-15, local authority spending has been reduced by 23.4 per cent per person in real terms.
With growing populations, reductions in central government grants in many areas, and a cap on Council Tax increases, many councils are reducing services. However, executive salaries in many local authorities remain high, raising questions over value for money for taxpayers. Remuneration was defined as including, but not being limited to: salary, fees, allowances, bonuses, benefits in kind, compensation for loss of office and employers’ pension contributions.
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The key findings of the research are:
- There were at least 3,483 council employees who received total remuneration in excess of £100,000.
- There were 537 council employees who received remuneration in excess of £150,000.
- 23 council employees received remuneration in excess of £250,000.
- The local authority with the most employees in receipt of remuneration over £100,000 in was the Haringey with 68.
- There were 130 councils with at least 10 employees who received more than £100,000.
- The council with the largest total remuneration package in the UK in 2013-14 was Jill Stannard, Chief Executive of Cumbria County Council - £411,025.
In the East Midlands:
- Nottinghamshire County Council had the most employees who received remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 27.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was Brian Roberts, Director of Corporate Resources at Leicestershire County Council - £272,000.
In the East of England:
- Essex County Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 61.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was Sue Mitchell, Acting Director of Public Health at Peterborough Council - £254,466.
In London:
- Haringey Borough Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 68.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was P A Robinson, Director of Children’s Services at Wandsworth Council - £354,452.
In the North East:
- Durham County Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 24.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was Steve Stewart, Chief Executive of Northumberland Council - £316,684.
In the North West:
- Cumbria County Council and Oldham Borough Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 25 each.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was Jill Stannard, Chief Executive of Cumbria County Council - £411,025.
In Northern Ireland:
- Ards Borough Council and Ballymena Borough Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 2 each.
In Scotland:
- Glasgow City Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 30.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was employed by Stirling Council - £293,935.
In the South East:
- Kent County Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 41.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was Kieran Stigant, Chief Executive of West Sussex County Council - £396,143.
In the South West:
- Bristol City Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 25.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was the Lead Commissioner for Children and Learning at Somerset County Council - £318,500.
In Wales:
- Carmarthenshire Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 23.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was the Chief Executive of Gwynedd Council - £306,813.
In the West Midlands:
- Birmingham City Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 with 55.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was P Duxbury, Strategic Director (Children, Young People & Families) of Birmingham City Council - £382,392.
In Yorkshire and the Humber:
- Leeds City Council had the most employees receiving remuneration in excess of £100,000 in with 32.
- The individual who received the biggest remuneration package was Antony Reeves, Chief Executive of Bradford Council - £228,650.