Comments on: Tories would disclose top civil servants pay http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/tories-would-disclose-top-civil-servants-pay/ The inside track since 2003 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:18:02 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Public Strategist http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/tories-would-disclose-top-civil-servants-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-89613 Public Strategist Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:24:48 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3964#comment-89613 The Independent article you link to talks about 'grade 7 and above'. So that's all the senior civil service and a lot more besides. According to the latest figures I can find, there were 4,460 members of the senior civil service on 31 March 2008 and 29,480 in grades 6 and 7, which is consistent with the 35,000 total. The Independent article you link to talks about ‘grade 7 and above’. So that’s all the senior civil service and a lot more besides. According to the latest figures I can find, there were 4,460 members of the senior civil service on 31 March 2008 and 29,480 in grades 6 and 7, which is consistent with the 35,000 total.

]]> By: The Welsh Jacobite http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/tories-would-disclose-top-civil-servants-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-89608 The Welsh Jacobite Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:58:00 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3964#comment-89608 Used to be the norm. If you look in old editions of Whittaker's Almanac (probably other publications too) under each dept the names and salaries of the Perm. Sec. and other seniors were listed with their salaries. Salary ranges for the various lower grades were also listed. (Of course Civil Service pay was much simpler and more standardised in those days.) Nothing new under the sun. Used to be the norm.

If you look in old editions of Whittaker’s Almanac (probably other publications too) under each dept the names and salaries of the Perm. Sec. and other seniors were listed with their salaries.

Salary ranges for the various lower grades were also listed.

(Of course Civil Service pay was much simpler and more standardised in those days.)

Nothing new under the sun.

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