REMUNERATION FOR BOARD Probation

MEMBERS
PURPOSE
Circular
To inform you of new rates of remuneration for chairs and other board REFERENCE NO:
members (excluding chief officers and judicial appointees) coming into effect
08/2004
on 1 April 2004.
ISSUE DATE:
ACTION
27January 2004
1. To inform existing board members of the new rates.
2. To consider budgetary adjustments needed.
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
1 April 2004
SUMMARY
We have reviewed levels of remuneration for board members (excluding
chief officers and judicial appointees) in recognition of the impact of inflation EXPIRY DATE:
on the current payment levels, which have operated from April 2001. The April 2007
hourly rate for members and the annual rates for chairs have therefore been
increased by about 10% with effect from 1 April this year. We will consider TO:
the need for a full review of members’ remuneration in the light of the Chairs of Probation Boards
implementation of the decisions arising from the Correctional Services Chief Officers of Probation
Review. Secretaries of Probation Boards
Board Treasurers
RELEVANT PREVIOUS PROBATION CIRCULARS
N/A CC:
Regional Managers
CONTACT FOR ENQUIRIES
Mikael Springer AUTHORISED BY:
National Probation Directorate
Tony Woolfenden, Head of
Tel: 020 7217 0741
Corporate Management
Fax: 020 7217 0796
E-mail: Mikael.Springer@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

National Probation Directorate

Horseferry House, Dean Ryle Street, London, SW1P 2AW General Enquiries: 020 7217 0659 Fax: 020 7217 0660

Enforcement, rehabilitation and public protection

RATES OF REMUNERATION FROM APRIL 2004

1. The present rates of remuneration for board chairs and other board members, excluding chief officers and judicial
appointees, have operated since April 2001. We have reviewed them and have agreed increased rates which take
account of the impact of inflation over the last three years and which will come into effect on 1 April 2004.

2. The new rates are as follows:

Current Rate New Rate from 1 April 2004

Board members, hourly rate £ 14.00 £ 15.40
Board chairs, annual rate £ 14,000 £ 15,400
£ 16,000 £ 17,600
£ 20,000 £ 22,000
£ 25,000 £ 27,500

3. Board chairs whose term of appointment spans the introduction of the new rate will receive the latter on a pro-rata
basis from 1 April 2004.

4. The current rates shown above for board chairs exclude ex-gratia payments which a number of the original
appointees have received and which terminate on 1 April this year.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

5. Current arrangements for payment of remuneration will continue, and boards will therefore need to meet directly
the payments to board members at the new hourly rate. The scale of the increase has been necessitated by the
absence of any change in the rate since it was fixed in April 2001.

FUTURE REVIEW

6. We will consider the need for a full review of members’ remuneration in the light of the implementation of the
decisions arising from the Correctional Services Review and their impact on the role and operation of board
members.

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