Northern Ireland Assembly Secretariat Pay Bands

Information Standards Freedom of Information Response

Our Ref: FoI 21-19

24th July 2019 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I can confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission holds information relevant to your request of 16th July 2019.  In your request you asked for the following information:

“I’d like to make an FOI request for current NI Assembly staff paybands

We acknowledged your request on 17th July and on the same date you also asked;

Please provide this information for 2018, 2019 and anticipated levels for 2020.

The pay scales for Assembly Commission Staff, effective from 01 August 2017 and 01 August 2018 are attached at Appendix A. Pay scales for 01 August 2019 and 01 August 2020 have not yet been negotiated and therefore the information is not held.

If you feel that the information we have provided does not meet your request fully, please contact this office as soon as possible.  You have the right to request a formal review by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission and if you wish to do so, please write to me at the above address.

If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,  Cheshire SK9 5AF who will undertake an independent review.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.  Please remember to quote the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Information Standards and Data Protection Officer

 

Appendix A

The pay scales for Assembly Commission staff, effective from 1 August 2017 are:

GradeScale MinimumScale point 2Scale Maximum

AG8

£20,900

£22,202

£23,589

AG7

£26,831

£27,790

£28,750

AG6

£33,098

£34,124

£35,148

AG5

£40,889

£42,162

£43,435

AG4

£52,473

£54,115

£55,757

AG3

£64,562

£66,572

£68,582

AG2

£80,884

£83,488

£86,092

AG1

£124,929

£126,852

£128,775

The pay scales for Assembly Commission staff, effective from 1 August 2018 are:

GradeScale MinimumScale Maximum

AG8

£22,802

£24,226

AG7

£28,541

£29,527

AG6

£35,046

£36,097

AG5

£43,301

£44,608

AG4

£55,577

£57,263

AG3

£68,370

£70,434

AG2

£85,743

£88,417

AG1

£130,278

£132,252