Pay bands for 2006-07
The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2006-07 are as follows.
|
Scheme Ceiling
|
£136,500
|
|
Pay Band 4
|
£84,000 to £100,900
|
|
Pay Band 3 and Premium
|
£62,800 to £97,500
|
|
Pay Band 2
|
£49,300 to £65,400
|
|
Pay Band 1
|
£38,100 to £51,100
|
|
Pay Band 0
|
Up to £38,100
|
Advisers by Pay Band
At 24 July 2006, the number of special advisers in each pay band by department is as follows.
24 July 2006 : Column WS145
| Department | Pay Band |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|
No 101
|
-
|
62
|
2
|
132
|
12
|
|
Deputy Prime Minister’s Office
|
-
|
12
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Cabinet Office
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Communities and Local Government
|
-
|
12
|
22
|
-
|
-
|
|
Chief Whips Offices (Commons and Lords)
|
-
|
12
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
Constitutional Affairs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Culture, Media and Sport
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Defence
|
-
|
12
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
|
Education and Skills
| |
12
|
22
|
-
|
-
|
|
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
12
|
-
|
|
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (includes Minister for Europe and Minister for Trade)
|
12
|
22
|
-
|
32
|
-
|
|
Health
|
-
|
11
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
|
Home Office
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
|
International Development
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal
|
-
|
12
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Wales
|
-
|
42
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Secretary of State for Scotland and Transport
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
12
|
-
|
|
Trade and Industry 3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
HM Treasury 3, 4
|
-
|
1
|
22
|
1
|
-
|
|
Work and Pensions
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
|
Minister without Portfolio
|
-
|
12
|
-
|
12
|
-
|
|
Total
|
1
|
29
|
17
|
23
|
4
|
| Paybill costs: The cost of special advisers in 2005-2006 was £5.9 million 5. |
| 1 Plus three special advisers who are paid beyond pay band 4 but within the scheme ceiling. |
| 2 Includes provisional salaries yet to be agreed. |
| 3 Plus one unpaid adviser. |
| 4 Plus the five members of the Council of Economic Advisers who are employed on special adviser terms (one in band 4, three in band 3 and one in band 1). One of the members of the council works part time. |
| 5 This figure includes salary, severance pay and estimate of pension costs. |
