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Senior Civil Servants: Pay

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 107143

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in civil service remuneration approval to £174,000 on civil service salaries.

Answered by James Murray

Civil Servant pay is set within a pay framework which is reviewed annually by the Senior Salaries Review Body. The senior pay control process, including approvals required from HM Treasury, acts as an additional layer of scrutiny to Senior Civil Servant salaries.

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