Attorney General: Pay

(asked on 14th July 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Richard Fuller Portrait
Richard Fuller
(Conservative - North Bedfordshire)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Solicitor General, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00, (v) £100,001 to £ 125,140 and (vi) over £125,140, and (b) what estimate they have made of the total unfunded public sector pension liability.

Answered by
Ellie Reeves Portrait
Ellie Reeves
Attorney General
This question was answered on 16th July 2026

Answer In relation to part (a) of the question, the number of staff employed in each earnings band is set out below.

Organisation

Under £25,000

£25,001 to £35,000

£35,001 to £50,270

£50,271 to £100,000

£100,001 to £125,140

Over £125,140

Total

Government Legal Department

0

446

309

2,611

58

8

3,432

HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

0

3

1

23

2

0

29

Attorney General's Office

0

11

25

30

2

1

69

Crown Prosecution Service

127

3399

1297

3452

31

8

8314

Serious Fraud Office

2

111

245

229

7

1

595

In relation to part (b) of the question, unfortunately GLD don't hold that information as they do not estimate the total unfunded pension liability. The CPS has not made an estimate of the total unfunded public sector pensions liability for its staff. This falls within the responsibilities of HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office who report information on scheme liabilities on an annual basis The SFO has not made an estimate of the total unfunded public sector pensions liability for its staff. This falls within the responsibilities of HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office who report information on scheme liabilities on an annual basis.
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