§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish as much detailed information as may be available to show to what extent those engaged in community relations work have had their salaries and expenses increased.
§ Mr. John:The only information available to us about such increases concerns the salaries and expenses of the members and staff of the Commission for Racial Equality and the salaries of staff employed by local community relations councils which arc funded by the Commission.
Details of the increases in the salaries and fees of the chairman, deputy-chairman and part-time Commissioners were supplied in the reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Carlton (Mr. Holland) on 9th November 1978.ߞ[Vol. 957, c. 279–80.]
The staff of the Commission received pay awards, with effect from 1st April 1978, analogous to those awarded to the staff of the Civil Service. The overall increase in pay was just under 10 per cent.
Allowances and expenses payable to members and staff of the Commission 824W have increased in accord with those payable to civil servants.
Salaries of community relations officers and assistant community relations officers employed by local community relations councils and grant-aided by the Commission for Racial Equality are linked to local authority pay scales. Under phase 3 of the pay policy these were increased from 1st July 1978 by between 9½ and 10 per cent.