SSRB Publication Scheme
PUBLICATION SCHEME FOR THE SENIOR SALARIES REVIEW BODY
Purpose of the Senior Salaries Review Body
The Review Body on Top Salaries (TSRB) was appointed in May 1971 and renamed the Review Body on Senior Salaries (SSRB) in July 1993, with revised terms of reference. The terms of reference were revised again in 1998 as a consequence of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review and in 2001 to allow the devolved bodies direct access to the Review Body’s advice and in 2003 to reflect new EU anti-discrimination directives and the need to include local/regional factors in their considerations.
The Review Body on Senior Salaries provides independent advice to the Prime Minister, the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Defence on the remuneration of holders of judicial office; senior civil servants; senior officers of the armed forces; and other such public appointments as may from time to time be specified.
The Review Body also advises the Prime Minister from time to time on the pay and pensions of Members of Parliament and their allowances; on Peers’ allowances; and on the pay, pensions and allowances of Ministers and others whose pay is determined by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. If asked to do so by the Presiding Officer and the First Minister of the Scottish Parliament jointly; or by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly; or by the Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales; or by the Mayor of London and the Chair of the Greater London Assembly jointly; the Review Body also from time to time advises those bodies on the pay, pensions and allowances of their members and office holders.
Requests for information (which must be made in writing, which includes by fax or e-mail), should be sent to Gabrielle Kann, at OME, 6th Floor, Victoria House, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AD or by fax on 020 7271 0499, or by e-mail to gabrielle.kann@bis.gsi.gov.uk.
Class of information - Review Bodies (Personnel)
Membership of the Review Body - available on website
Review Body Members CV - available on website
Review Body Code of Practice - available on website
Register of Members' Interests - available on website
Class of Information - Review Bodies (Terms of Reference)
Review Bodies Terms of Reference or Remit - available on website
Visits Programme - abridged version appears in the Final Report. Consideration will be given to requests but for security purposes will not always be able to be released.
Consultants Reports – these will be published in full on the website except where an exemption applies
Final Report - available on website or from The Stationery Office stockists (Crown Copyright)
Requests for information relating to evidence submitted by stakeholders should be directed to the appropriate body. The following organisations have advised OME that this is either incorporated within their publication scheme (where they are a public body) or that they will consider requests: Cabinet Office ; Civil Service Commission; and The Ministry of Justice.
Charges
There will not be any charge for information requested and supplied from the publication scheme.
Maintenance of the Scheme
The Open Government Liaison Officer of The Office of Manpower Economics maintains this scheme.