§ Mr. Gerald BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many justices' clerks are paid in excess of the JNC for justices' clerks national salary arrangements in(a) London and (b) the rest of England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 17 February 1989]: The salary scales approved within the JNC for justices' clerks do not directly apply to inner London. In the rest of England and Wales magistrates' courts committees are expected to pay justices' clerks in accordance with agreements reached in the JNC and approved by the Secretary of State for grant purposes.
No instance of payment in excess of JNC agreed salary scales has been drawn to my attention.