FOI 16-25: Information regarding the briefing pack referenced as part of the official report for the Department of Finance and Personnel Committee on 11 June 2014
Information Standards Freedom of Information Response
10 February 2025
Our Ref: FoI 10-25
Freedom of Information Act 2000
I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 23 January 2025 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). In your request, you asked that the Assembly Commission provide-
"[T]he percentage pay rise for the post of AG6 Accountant at the Northern Ireland Assembly for the following financial years:
2026/2027 projected
2025/2026 budgeted
2024/2025
2023/2024
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018"
Our response
The Assembly Commission holds some of the information in relation to your request.
In negotiation with the Northern Ireland Public Services Alliance (the trade union recognised by the Assembly Commission), the following percentage pay rises for the following years for the AG6 grade which includes the AG6 Accountant post:
2017
The 2017 Pay Award included the reduction of the number of pay points from five to three which resulted in different percentage increases.
Pay point |
August 2016 |
August 2017 |
% increase |
|
P1 |
£30,437 |
£33,098 |
8.7% |
|
P2 |
£31,443 |
£33,098 |
5% |
|
P3 |
£32,449 |
£33,098 |
2% |
|
P4 |
£33,455 |
£34,125 |
2% |
|
P5 |
£34,459 |
£35,148 |
2% |
2018
The 2018 Pay Award included the reduction of the number of pay points from three to two which resulted in different percentage increases.
Pay point |
August 2017 |
August 2018 |
% increase |
|
P1 |
£33,098 |
£35,046 |
5.8% |
|
P2 |
£34,124 |
£35,046 |
2.7% |
|
P3 |
£35,148 |
£36,097 |
2.7% |
- 2019 - 3%
- 2020 - 3%
- 2021 - 2%
- 2022 - 4%
- 2023 - 4%
- 2024 - £1,325 to all pay points
Negotiations on the 2025-26 and 2026-27 Pay Award have not yet commenced.
AG6 Accountants are also entitled to a Salary Supplement of £4,375 effective from 1 January 2023. The 2024 Pay Award included a 3% increase in salary supplements.
Further Information
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Your request for information and our response may be published in the disclosure log maintained by the Assembly Commission under a publication scheme agreed with the ICO. The request and our response will be anonymised.
Yours faithfully
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