32. Officers' remuneration - Notes to the core accounting statements
The remuneration paid to the Authority's senior employees is as follows:
| Salary, Fees and Allowances £ | Expenses Allowances £ | Compensation for loss of employment £ | Total Remuneration excluding Pension Contributions £ | Pension Contributions £ | Total £ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Fire Officer John Buckley | 2020 / 21 | 160,323 | 48 | 0 | 160,371 | 46,170 | 206,541 |
| 2019 / 20 | 157,207 | 47 | 0 | 157,254 | 45,837 | 203,091 | |
| Deputy Chief Fire Officer | 2020 / 21 | 132,327 | 48 | 0 | 132,375 | 38,085 | 170,460 |
| 2019 / 20 | 124,191 | 47 | 0 | 124,238 | 35,653 | 159,891 | |
| Assistant Chief Officer Started 15/06/2020 | 2020 / 21 | 92,071 | 40 | 0 | 92,111 | 16,941 | 109,052 |
| 2019 / 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Assistant Chief Officer Left 17/08/2020 | 2020 / 21 | 44,135 | 17 | 0 | 44,152 | 8,007 | 52,159 |
| 2019 / 20 | 109,369 | 47 | 0 | 109,419 | 15,798 | 125,214 | |
| Head of Finance and Treasurer | 2020 / 21 | 66,088 | 48 | 0 | 66,136 | 12,032 | 78,168 |
| 2019 / 20 | 61,222 | 47 | 0 | 61,269 | 9,061 | 70,330 | |
| Total | 2020 / 21 | 494,944 | 201 | 0 | 495,145 | 121,235 | 616,380 |
| 2019 / 20 | 451,989 | 188 | 0 | 452,177 | 106,349 | 558,526 |
Notes:
- "Expense Allowances" shows taxable benefits. Employer's National Insurance contributions are excluded from the above table
The table below shows the number of employees whose remuneration was £50,000 or more, in bands of £5,000. It includes the senior officers shown in the previous table. Remuneration is defined as pay, taxable expenses allowances and the monetary value of any benefits such as a provided car. Employer's pension contributions are excluded.
| 2019 / 20 Number of employees | Remuneration Band | 2020 / 21 Number of employees |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | £50,000 - £54,999 | 20 |
| 21 | £55,000 - £59,999 | 26 |
| 19 | £60,000 - £64,999 | 17 |
| 2 | £65,000 - £69,999 | 5 |
| 3 | £70,000 - £74,999 | 3 |
| £75,000 - £79,999 | 1 | |
| 1 | £80,000 - £84,999 | |
| 1 | £85,000 - £89,999 | 3 |
| 1 | £90,000 - £94,999 | 1 |
| £95,000 - £99,999 | ||
| £100,000 - £104,999 | ||
| 1 | £105,000 - £109,999 | 1 |
| 1 | £110,000 - £114,999 | |
| £115,000 - £119,999 | ||
| 1 | £120,000 - £124,999 | |
| £125,000 - £129,999 | ||
| £130,000 - £134,999 | 1 | |
| £135,000 - £139,999 | ||
| £140,000 - £144,999 | ||
| £145,000 - £149,999 | ||
| £150,000 - £154,999 | ||
| 1 | £155,000 - £159,999 | |
| £160,000 - £164,999 | 1 |
The numbers of exit packages with total cost per band and total cost of the compulsory and other redundancies are set out in the table below:
| (a) Exit package cost band (including special payments) | (b) Number of compulsory redundancies | (c) Number of other departures agreed | (d) Total number of exit packages by cost band | (e) Total cost of exit packages in each band £000's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 / 20 | 2020 / 21 | 2019 / 20 | 2020 / 21 | 2019 / 20 | 2020 / 21 | 2019 / 20 | 2020 / 21 | |
| £0 - £20,000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| £20,001 - £40,000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| £40,001 - £60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 53 |