Information Commissioner: Pay
(asked on 9th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is responsible for signing-off pay levels at the Information Commissioner's Office; and whether his Department objected to payments made to senior executives in 2014.
This question was answered on 17th July 2015
The Information Commissioner is responsible for determining the pay and conditions of his staff and in doing so must comply with the principles of Managing Public Money and Civil Service Pay Guidance. The Information Commissioner has sought and has received the appropriate approvals from the Ministry of Justice and The Treasury.