Decision made:

To approve the Pay Policy Statement 2020/21. The Council is required by the Localism Act 2011 to approve its pay policy statement by 31 March each year. This decision was taken by the Head of Paid Service using emergency powers on 31 March 2020 following the cancellation of a Council meeting scheduled for 30 March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The financial implications of this Pay Policy Statement and the current 3 year pay agreement have been included within the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy.