A number of former town hall chiefs feature in a list of the highest-earning senior civil servants published by the Cabinet Office.
The move, part of David Cameron’s efforts to control public sector pay, highlighted 172 individuals earning more than £150,000.| "Today is just the start of what we plan to do. We are determined to set an example for the wider public sector, and to create a ‘right to data’ as a core part of government business." Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude |
Lin Homer, former chief executive at Birmingham City Council, is on £205,000 – £209,000 as chief of the UK Border Agency, while Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Christine Gilbert, formerly head at Tower Hamlets LBC, earns £195,000 – £199,999 in her role at Ofsted. Meanwhile, Darra Singh, former chief at both Luton and Ealing, gets £185,000 – £189,999 at the Jobcentre Plus.
Other top earners included the senior civil servant responsible for social care in England, David Behan, who was formerly president of the Association of Directors of Social Services, and former Communities and Local Government permanent secretary, Peter Housden. Richard McCarthy, director general of housing and planning, Sir Ken Knight, chief fire and rescue adviser, and Joe Montgomery, director general for regions and communities, also feature.
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude will chair a new Public Sector Transparency Board. It will support and challenge public bodies in the implementation of transparency and open data.
Mr Maude said the announcement would open up the corridors of power.
‘Transparency is at the heart of the Government's programme. We are pulling back the curtains to let light into the corridors of power.
‘Today is just the start of what we plan to do. We are determined to set an example for the wider public sector, and to create a ‘right to data’ as a core part of government business.’
