Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
In the central Ministry of Justice communications team, there are a total of 96.2 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.
Of this total, 38.4 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.
This is the latest available data from June 2024.
The salary bands for Ministry of Justice roles following the pay award in July 2024 are:
Grade | Minimum (£) | Maximum (£) |
AO | 24,202 | 28,485 |
EO | 28,312 | 34,361 |
HEO | 34,140 | 42,019 |
SEO | 41,463 | 52,040 |
G7 | 56,532 | 69,338 |
G6 | 68,967 | 83,585 |
SCS1 | 76,000 | 117,800 |
SCS2 | 98,000 | 162,500 |