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<p>Further to the Answer of 10 July 2015 to Question 2952 I can confirm that, in line with the Government’s commitment given in the budget, the Ministry of Justice will continue to ensure staff are paid at or above the National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour which will be introduced in April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>All civil servants within the Ministry of Justice and its agencies excluding the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) were paid above the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage on 1 August 2014.</p><p>As of 31 March 2015, after the Foundation increased the rate in November 2014, 283 staff out of 23,598 direct employees within the Ministry of Justice HQ, HM Courts and Tribunal Service, Office of the Public Guardian and Legal Aid Agency were paid below the current living wage.</p><p>As of 31 March 2015, there were 89 members of staff who currently earn below the living wage out of a total of 46,442 direct employees in NOMS (including the National Probation Service).</p><p>The Secretary of State would like all MoJ staff to be paid at least the current living wage. The department is working to implement this as soon as possible.</p> |