§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the staff and commissioners of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission are exempt from performance-related pay; if so, why; whether this rule applies to other public bodies; and, if so, which ones. [HL4027]
§ Lord Williams of MostynCommissioners and staff of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission are not on a performance-related pay scheme. Non-departmental public bodies can agree their pay awards with sponsoring departments, so long as there is ministerial agreement and any pay increase is within the rate of inflation.
It is for other public bodies to decide for themselves whether they want to use the performance-related pay scheme.