The Head of Mid-Kent HR introduced her report setting out the proposed Pay Policy Statement 2024.  It was noted that the requirement to publish an annual Pay Policy Statement was set out in Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011.  Publication of the Statement also satisfied the requirements to publish certain data as set out in the Local Government Code on Transparency 2015.

The Head of Mid-Kent HR outlined the key changes in the document and explained that once the Statement had been agreed by the Council, the information in the tables and organisation structures in Appendix 1(G), including the actual pay figures for the year ending March 2024, would be updated before it was uploaded onto the Council’s website.  These figures could not be calculated until the March payroll was complete.

In response to a question, the Head of Mid-Kent HR explained that the mileage rate for those staff in receipt of an Essential Car User Allowance was 40 pence per mile.  For other members of staff claiming mileage, the rate was 45 pence per mile.

RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to the COUNCIL:  That the proposed Pay Policy Statement 2024, attached at Appendix 1 to the report of the Head of Mid-Kent HR, be approved.