Department for Work and Pensions: Security Guards
(asked on 10th March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much security guards in his Department are paid.
DWP do not directly employ any security guards, they are supplied via our PFI contractor Telereal Trillium who subcontract the supply of all security to G4S.
G4S pay rates (as of 1 January 2016) vary on geographical location and the average pay rate for each Government Office Region (GOR) is set out below:
GOVERNMENT OFFICE REGION | HOURLY PAY RATE (Average) |
GOR 1 Scotland | £7.84 |
GOR 2 North East | £7.84 |
GOR 3 North West | £7.85 |
GOR 4 Yorkshire & Humberside | £7.86 |
GOR 5 East Midlands | £7.86 |
GOR 6 West Midlands | £7.83 |
GOR 7 East of England | £8.38 |
GOR 8 Wales | £7.87 |
GOR 9 Southern | £8.39 |
GOR 10 London | £9.26 |
GOR 11 South West | £7.88 |
All G4S security guards/officers (irrespective of age) are already paid above the National Living Wage of £7.20/hour which will be introduced from 01-Apr-16.