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THE ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION

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whether t o a c c e p t t h e award o r t o seek t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e House o f

Commons t o a r e s o l u t i o n " s e t t i n g a s i d e t h e award on grounds o f

overriding national policy".

and, i f t h e l a t t e r , what pay i n c r e a s e s h o u l d be recommended t o t h e

House o f Commons i n p l a c e o f t h e CSAT award;

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i n r e l a t i o n t o each o f t h e r e p o r t s o f t h e t h r e e Review B o d i e s , t h e Top

S a l a r i e s Review Body (TSRB), t h e Armed Forces Pay Review Body ( A F P R B ) , and t n

e D o c t o r s and D e n t i s t s Review Body (DDRB):

whether t o a c c e p t t h e recommendations, o r t o r e j e c t them w h o l l y o r i n

part;

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The DDRB recommends i n c r e a s e s o f 6.3-8.2 p e r c e n t f o r j u n i o r hospi*«*

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12.

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1081*

b

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and 5.3-5.9 p e r c e n t f o r o t h e r s t a f f over t h e r a t e s recommended f o r iy° »

i n c r e a s e s above c u r r e n t r a t e s would i n each case be about 3 P cent h i g h e r

e r

a red«

ce

(For 1981 t h e DDRB recommended i n c r e a s e s o f about 9 p e r c e n t ; t h i s was the Government t o 6 p e r c e n t , i n l i n e w i t h i n c r e a s e s i n t h e r e s t o f the

13.

The DDRB e s t i m a t e t h a t on t h e b a s i s o f 1981 s t a f f i n g l e v e l s and

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recommendations, t h e i r c u r r e n t recommendations w o u l d add 6 p e r c e n t t o b i l l - presumably about 9 p e r c e n t when t h e 3 P r c e n t deducted e

recommendations i s t a k e n i n t o

f r o m tne

account. •

14. (eg

a

m e r i t pay) w h i c h w i l l r e q u i r e s e p a r a t e c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

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M i n i s t e r s have a l r e a d y agreed t h a t NHS cash l i m i t s s h o u l d be i n c r e a

accommodate pay i n c r e a s e s above 4 p e r c e n t f o r c e r t a i n NHS groups.

The

Secretary o f State f o r S o c i a l Services p r e v i o u s l y proposed a f u r t h e r incre

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the

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The r e p o r t a l s o i n c l u d e s recommendations on a wide range o f a d d i t i o

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cash l i m i t t o accommodate i n c r e a s e s o f 6 . 1 p e r c e n t f o r d o c t o r s ana

T h i s would c o s t £30.7m.

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DV 16. The DDRB's recommendations are based on evidence s u b m i t t e d t o them / p r o f e s s i o n s and b y t h e H e a l t h Departments and on movements i n e a r n i n g s O J - B

A &

o u t s i d e t h e NHS a t l e v e l s o f income comparable t o those o f NHS d o c t o r s an d e r i v e d p r i m a r i l y f r o m t h e New E a r n i n g s Survey.

The DDRB a l s o says t h a t

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r e l a t i n g t o r e c r u i t m e n t and r e t e n t i o n and more g e n e r a l economic c o n s i d e r a * taken i n t o

account.

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Minigterg w i l l also wish t o consider the i m p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e i r decisions f o r

°ther pay n e g o t i a t i o n s , b o t h i n t h e p u b l i c s e r v i c e s and i n t h e r e s t o f t h e economy.

gments i n t h e Economy

18

f

• The c u m u l a t i v e w e i g h t e d °Hov

l e v e l o f s e t t l e m e n t s i n t h e c u r r e n t pay r o u n d i s as

S !

*" Whole economy:

j u s t over 7 per cent.

Private sector manufacturing:

j u s t over 6 per cent.

P r i v a t e sector non-manufacturing: Public sector:

~l\ p e r c e n t .

j u s t o v e r 7"2 p e r c e n t .

These f i g u r e s c o v e r about o n e - t h i r d o f employees whose s e t t l e m e n t s a r e

U r v

p r i

e y e d b y t h e Department o f Employment;

t h e p r o p o r t i o n i s somewhat h i g h e r i n t h e

v a t e than i n the p u b l i c sector.

Pth

19.

Q^hblic l

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n

SftrvinP Grniipw

NHS;

The n u r s e s and t h e i r c l o s e analogues have been o f f e r e d , b u t have 6.4 p e r c e n t ;

° t accepted,

°n t h i s o f f e r .

Ambulancemen

t h e Royal C o l l e g e o f N u r s i n g i s t o b a l l o t members and h o s p i t a l p h a r m a c i s t s

have been o f f e r e d t h e

equivalent o f 5 per cent. Other NHS Groups have been o f f e r e d 4 p e r c e n t , and have r e j e c t e d i t . Unions have t a k e n t o k e n i n d u s t r i a l a c t i o n and are c o n s i d e r i n g more s u b s t a n t i a l measures,

l

*»

Teachers:

°f 5.5 p e r c e n t .

S c o t t i s h f u r t h e r e d u c a t i o n t e a c h e r s have s e t t l e d a t an average S c o t t i s h p r i m a r y and secondary t e a c h e r s a r e . a t a r b i t r a t i o n ,

and t h e award may be made known i n a f o r t n i g h t o r so; l

s

4 per cent.

the o f f i c i a l

side

A m e e t i n g o f t h e Burnham Committee on E n g l i s h f u r t h e r

t e a c h e r s i s due on 26 A p r i l ; t o be t a k e n .

the o f f i c i a l

offer

education

M i n i s t e r s are i n correspondence about t h e l i n e

E n g l i s h p r i m a r y and secondary t e a c h e r s go t o a r b i t r a t i o n i n May; s i d e o f f e r i s 3.4 p e r c e n t .

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iii.

N I Boards:

N I B o a r d members were t a k e n o u t o f TSRB i n 1980.

1981, w i t h a few e x c e p t i o n s , t h e r e was a f l a t r a t e i n c r e a s e o f 7 P No

d e c i s i o n s have been t a k e n f o r 1982;

e

the N a t i o n a l i s e d Industries

Chairmen's Group has been i n v i t e d t o produce p r o p o s a l s f o r r e l a t i n g

to

performance.

to

iv.

MPs:

The C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e Exchequer w i l l

C a b i n e t p r o p o s a l s on MPs* p a y f o r 1982,

t

b

e

s h o r t l y be p u t t i n g

w i t h l o n g e r term issues raised

r e c e n t S e l e c t Committee r e p o r t l e f t f o r l a t e r d i s c u s s i o n .

ffec'fc

v.

Police: The n e x t p o l i c e s e t t l e m e n t i s n o t due t o come i n t o e

——-— re'fi u n t i l September. B u t i t i s p u b l i c l y known t h a t t h e o f f i c i a l s i d e has the of

w o r k i n g o f t h e c u r r e n t system, w h i c h l i n k s p o l i c e p a y w i t h the average e a r n i n g s ;

and t h e Home S e c r e t a r y w i l l

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be e x p e c t e d t o say

about i t s f u t u r e a t t h e P o l i c e F e d e r a t i o n c o n f e r e n c e

on 1 9 May.

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^rea

^

Home O f f i c e o f f i c i a l s a r e i n t o u c h on d e t a i l e d i s s u e s w i t h a v i e w t o M i n i s t e r i a l discussion.

OPTIONS

C i v i l S e r v i c e A r b i t r a t i o n Award

20.

The m a i n o p t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o t h e CSAT award a r e : a.

To implement t h e award.

b.

To seek P a r l i a m e n t a r y o v e r r i d e o f t h e award and a p p r o v a l i n s t e a d

the

Government's o r i g i n a l

c.

To seek P a r l i a m e n t a r y o v e r r i d e o f t h e award and a p p r o v a l i n s t e a d

new

p r o p o s a l s w h i c h f o l l o w t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e CSAT award b u t a t a

reduced

offer.

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cost.

Review B o d i e s

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•

21.

j Bodi

The f i r s t o p t i o n i s w h e t h e r M i n i s t e r s w i s h t o t r e a t a l l t h e Review

r e p o r t s i n t h e same way, and,

i f so, whether t h e y w i s h t o a c c e p t them a l l

( s u b j e c t t o any p o i n t s o f d e t a i l ) o r t o r e j e c t them a l l . the

22.

I f M i n i s t e r s w i s h t o d e a l w i t h each r e v i e w body r e p o r t s e p a r a t e l y

i n r e l a t i o n t o each are as f o l l o w s :

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a

«

A c c e p t t h e recommendations i n f u l l f o r a i l

t h r e e groups ( h i g h e r

C i v i l S e r v a n t s , s e n i o r o f f i c e r s i n t h e Armed S e r v i c e s and t h e j u d i c i a r y )

s u b j e c t t o any p o i n t s o f d e t a i l .

b.

M o d i f y t h e recommendations f o r one o r two o f t h e t h r e e groups, and

accept t h e r e m a i n d e r i n f u l l

°.

0

M o d i f y t h e recommendations f o r a l l

t h r e e groups.

AFPRB

a.

A c c e p t t h e recommendations i n f u l l ,

s u b j e c t t o any p o i n t s o f d e t a i l .

( T h i s would be c o n s i s t e n t w i t h p a s t p r a c t i c e and t h e Government's e x i s t i n g

commitments.)

b

.

M o d i f y t h e recommendations.

DDRB

a

»

A c c e p t t h e recommendations i n f u l l ,

s u b j e c t t o any p o i n t s o f d e t a i l .

( T h i s would i n c r e a s e t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s w i t h t h e n e g o t i a t i o n s f o r o t h e r NHS groups;

b

.

see p a r a g r a p h 19.)

Implement t h e recommendations w i t h o u t r e s t o r i n g t h e 3 p e r c e n t

deducted b y t h e Government f r o m l a s t y e a r ' s recommendations.

c

»

2

'-

a

M o d i f y t h e recommendations.

M i n i s t e r , choose any o f t h e o p t i o n , o t h e r t h a n acceptance f o r c e r t a i n

«*"»., t h e y w i H w i s h t o i n s t r u c t o f f i c i a l , t o p r e p a r e n U . m s t . v e p r o p c a l , f o r

2

^

t h e p a y o f t h e groups a f f e c t e d .

M i n i s t e r s w i l l a l s o need t o g i v e ^ i i d e l i n e s f o r t h e drawingj up oi^ such

Alternative proposals: Rentage

f o r example, w h e t h e r t h e y s h o u l d be c o n f i n e d w i t h i n

l i m i t , and, i f so, what t h a t s h o u l d be.

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25.

There w i l l he p r e s s u r e f o r a r a p i d i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e Government's

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on t h e C i v i l S e r v i c e a r b i t r a t i o n award and a g r o w i n g r i s k o f i n d u s t r i a l act' l o n g e r t h e announcement i s d e l a y e d .

26.

I n t h e case o f t h e r e v i e w b o d i e s i t w o u l d be awkward t h o u g h n o t imp

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Tb t o announce d e c i s i o n s f o r one w h i l e d e l a y i n g an announcement on o t h e r s .

DDRB and AFPHB r e p o r t s i n p a r t i c u l a r r a i s e some complex p o i n t s o f d e t a i l *

any e a r l y announcements on them w o u l d need t o be i n b r o a d t e r m s .

r e p o r t s a r e c u s t o m a r i l y p u b l i s h e d as Command p a p e r s .

A l l t n r ^

n v t a k

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P r i n t i n g generanj'

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dsome e t e r two m i n e ,t oa tl ht rh eo eu g weeks h t h i s f cr o um l dt,h ei fgo-ahead n e c e s s a wr hy i, c be w i t h i n about h i cso mfpolre t ehde Government t oa

D e c i s i o n s have sometimes been announced b e f o r e p r i n t e d p u b l i c a t i o n ;

adequ

18

s u p p l i e s o f d u p l i c a t e d c o p i e s o f t h e r e p o r t s w o u l d t h e n need t o be made ava

t o P a r l i a m e n t and t o t h e p r e s s .

27.

There c o u l d w e l l be advantages i n a n n o u n c i n g d e c i s i o n s on t h e CSAT a*ra

t h r e e r e v i e w body r e p o r t s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .

On t h e o t h e r hand, depending on

M i n i s t e r i a l d e c i s i o n s , f u r t h e r work may be r e q u i r e d on t h e r e v i e w body

r e

P

s

announcement o f d e c i s i o n s on t h e CSAT award s h o u l d n o t be d e l a y e d on t b i

SUMMARY OF POINTS FOR DECISION

28.

M i n i s t e r s are i n v i t e d t o c o n s i d e r :

i.

w h i c h o f t h e c o u r s e s o f a c t i o n o u t l i n e d i n p a r a g r a p h 20 above

s h o u l d be adopted i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e CSAT award;

ii.

w h i c h o f t h e c o u r s e s o f a c t i o n o u t l i n e d i n p a r a g r a p h s 21 and 22

above s h o u l d be adopted i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e r e v i e w body r e p o r t s ;

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when and how any d e c i s i o n s s h o u l d he announced; and

i v

whether t o a u t h o r i s e now t h e p r i n t i n g o f any o r a l l o f t h e

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review body r e p o r t s .

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i^MARY OF THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TSRB

(i)

the higher C i v i l

Service

S a l a r y now i n i n payment

S a l a r y recommended by TSRB

as a p p r o p r i a t e f o r

1 April

1980

1 A p r i l 1982

Sec secretary o f t h e

Cabinet)

Permanent S e c r e t a r y t o

the Treasury )

£33,845

£37,000

£45,000

Permanent S e c r e ta r y

£33,170

£34,000

£40,000

Second Permanent

secret a r y

£30,495

£31,000

£37,000

£26,215

£27,000

£32,000

£21,935

£23,500

£26,000

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Puty Secretary

Unde

r

Secretary

(U)

Senior members o f t h e Armed Forces

The TSRB's recommendations a r e as f o l l o w s ( f o r s i m p l i c i t y

o n l y r a n k s i n

th e A l >

my a r e r e f e r r e d t o ) : -

S a l a r y now i n payment

S a l a r y Recommended by TSRB

as a p p r o p r i a t e f o r

1 April

P i e

ld

Marshal

General

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u t e n a n t General •ad or General

1980

1 A p r i l 1982

£35,845

£37,000

£45,000

£33,170

£34,000

£40,000

£26,215

£27,000

£32,000

£21,935*

£23,500

£26,000

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a o r Generals

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the judiciary

•les r a

The recommendations f o r o n l y a sample o f t h e most s e n i o r j u d i c i a l g

are as f o l l o w s :

S a l a r y now i n payment

Salarxj^commende^ Late tor

1 A p r i l 1980 Lord Chief J u s t i c e

£44,500

£43,000

L o r d o f Appeal

£41,000

£40,000

High C o u r t Judge

£35,000

£35,000

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Actual

Salary"

£

TSRB 1980 recs

TSRB 1982 recs

TSRB

£

£

£

PERMANENT SECRETARY

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34,000 •> *

W.000

38,3*5

UNDER SECRETARY

n< ««« 21,935

23 500

26,000

24,896

GENERAL e t c


33,170

34,000

40,000

38,345

MAJOR, GENERAL e t c

21,935

o,W« 0

26,000

24,896

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45,000

43,260

m 250

24,000

29,000

27,830

HIGH COURT JUDGE

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0

CIRCUIT JUDGE

5 p e r c e n t a g e p o i n t s l e s s t h a n t h e TSRB 1982 recommendations

(about same p e r c e n t a g e s h o r t f a l l i n 1982 as TSRB groups now

are i n r e l a t i o n t o 1980 recommendations)„

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