The number of senior civil servants who are paid more than the Prime Minister is down by over a third since the Coalition came to power, The Daily Telegraph can disclose
Figures to be published on Thursday by the Cabinet Office show there are 234 officials paid more than £150,000 a year, down a over third in just two years.
The figures come after a squeeze on salary costs overseen by Cabinet Office
minister Francis Maude since the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Government
came to power in May 2010.
Mr Maude ordered greater disclosure of anyone in Whitehall paid over
£142,500, which is the salary of the Prime Minister. Since then any official
hired on over £150,000 a year has to be vetted by Chief secretary Danny
Alexander.
A spokesman for Mr Maude told The Daily Telegraph: “We’ve always been
determined to spend taxpayers’ money more carefully.
"While we want to continue to attract the very best into public office we are
now ensuring that salaries of that level are all approved by ministers.
"We are also publishing more information so the public can – unlike before -
scrutinise the salaries of senior officials in the civil service and quangos.”
The 234 figure compares with 291 last year and 372 in 2010, and means that the number of high earners has fallen by 37 per cent in just two years.
The fall in those paid over £150,000 a year in the past year has saved the government £8.7million, according to the Cabinet Office.
Ministers will also claim that “strong controls on non-essential recruitment” have cut salary costs have for 2011/12 by nearly £1.5 billion, compared to 2010.
A full list who work for departments, agencies or quangos paid over £150,000 a year, either full time or who works part-time but receives £150,000 a year pro rata, will be published on Thursday.
Senior figures such as Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, who was paid over £204,000 including a bonus of up to £20,000, are likely to feature in the list.
Others include Tony Fountain, who although he quit as chief executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority last December, was paid £390,000 in 2011/12.
A number of key executives who helped to deliver the London 2012 Olympics are also likely to feature on the list.
His predecessor Lord O’Donnell of Clapham was paid £209,000, including a £20,000 bonus, for nine months work before he left the Government.
Another well paid public official Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene, who received £1.1million last year, including £498,000 in basic pay, is not included on the list.
The 234 figure compares with 291 last year and 372 in 2010, and means that the number of high earners has fallen by 37 per cent in just two years.
The fall in those paid over £150,000 a year in the past year has saved the government £8.7million, according to the Cabinet Office.
Ministers will also claim that “strong controls on non-essential recruitment” have cut salary costs have for 2011/12 by nearly £1.5 billion, compared to 2010.
A full list who work for departments, agencies or quangos paid over £150,000 a year, either full time or who works part-time but receives £150,000 a year pro rata, will be published on Thursday.
Senior figures such as Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, who was paid over £204,000 including a bonus of up to £20,000, are likely to feature in the list.
Others include Tony Fountain, who although he quit as chief executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority last December, was paid £390,000 in 2011/12.
A number of key executives who helped to deliver the London 2012 Olympics are also likely to feature on the list.
His predecessor Lord O’Donnell of Clapham was paid £209,000, including a £20,000 bonus, for nine months work before he left the Government.
Another well paid public official Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene, who received £1.1million last year, including £498,000 in basic pay, is not included on the list.
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