Council accuses research of being "misleading & inaccurate"
Last month Tax Payers Alliance published their report of Town hall salaries. Wandsworth Council has:
- 32 employees earning more than than £100,000 in 2011-12 which was the 8th Council in the UK with more than 20 employees receiving remuneration over £100,000. The council with the highest number was Barnet which had 47 employees in this pay bracket.
- 6 employees earning over £100,000 took pay cuts last year ranging from 0.64% to 39.54%
- 0 employees earning over £250,000 in 2011-12 - in the previous year there were 3 employees earning over £250,000
The largest remuneration package across London in 2010-11 was Leo Boland, Chief
Executive of the Greater London Authority who received £433,157, although this
also included a large payment for loss of office.
A spokesman for the Council told PutneySW15.com:
"This piece of research by the taxpayers' alliance is misleading and inaccurate. It continues to show members of staff on our books who have either retired, got jobs elsewhere or were made redundant a long time ago. At the same time they have overestimated the number of high earners at the town hall by around 30 per cent.
He continued:
"Wandsworth has a proven track record of providing residents with the best value for money services of any local authority in the country. Council tax bills here have been the lowest in the country for the past 20 years, and are currently half the London average. These successes have been achieved because we have high calibre staff who are determined to provide the best quality services at the lowest cost to taxpayers."
Name |
Job Title |
Total Remuneration
2009-10 £ |
Total Remuneration
2011-12 £ |
% Change |
Full details for 2010-11 & Notes |
G Jones |
Chief Executive & Director
of Administration |
356,891 |
227,420 |
-36.28 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £170,414; Bonuses £18,232; Expense
Allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,476; Pension contribution £36,299.
Retired December 20 2010, annualised £229,150. |
P Robinson |
Director of Children's
Services |
213,788 |
212,420 |
-0.64 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £161,890; Bonuses £14,520; Expense
allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,109; Pension contribution £33,902 |
N Powlson |
Assistant Director of
Administration
(Professional Services) |
193,751 |
210,753 |
8.78 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £139,426; Bonuses £34,831; Expense
allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,868; Pension contribution £33,628 |
C Buss |
Director of Finance &
Deputy Chief Executive |
252,180 |
209,707 |
-16.84 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £174,271; Expense allowances/ Medical
Insurance £1,954; Pension contribution £33,483 |
P Brennan |
Director of Leisure &
Amenity Services |
197,589 |
200,253 |
1.35 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £152,521; Bonuses £13,464; Expenses
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,295; Pension contribution £31,973 |
R Evans |
Director of Housing |
197,440 |
199,856 |
1.22 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £152,273; Bonuses £13,564; Expenses
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,109; Pension contribution £31,910 |
D Warwick |
Director of Adult Social
Services |
188,721 |
189,730 |
0.53 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £146,111; Bonuses £12,655; Expenses
allowances/Medical Insurance £674; Pension contribution £30,290 |
|
Borough Solicitor |
- |
175,234 |
|
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £134,868; Bonuses £10,357; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,031; Pension contribution £27,979 |
|
Assistant Director of
Administration (Support &
Democratic Services) |
153,912 |
156,049 |
1.39 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £118,027; Bonuses £10,424; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,683; Pension contribution £24,915 |
|
Director of Technical
Services |
- |
139,883 |
|
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £108,294; Bonuses £7,381; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £1,874; Pension contribution £22,334; This
officer was promoted into the post in October 2010. The annualised
remuneration in the new post was £120,290 |
|
Economic Development
Officer |
137,151 |
134,994 |
-1.57 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £102,912; Bonuses £8,233; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,295; Pension contribution £21,554 |
W Meyers |
Director of Technical
Services |
218,724 |
132,247 |
-39.54 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £88,810; Bonuses £21,022; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £1,299; Pension contribution £21,115.
Retired October 2010, annualised remuneration £162,746. |
|
Assistant Director of
Technical Services
(Environmental Services &
Community Safety) |
128,184 |
132,168 |
3.11 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £103,492; Bonuses £7,573; Pension
contribution £21,102 |
|
Head of IT and Business
Communications |
53,001 |
129,051 |
143.49 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £106,807; Expense allowances/ Medical
Insurance £1,639; Pension contribution £20,605; The Head of IT and
Business communications started in November 2009. His annualised salary
is £106,807. |
|
Borough Valuer and
Estates Surveyor |
117,295 |
122,709 |
4.62 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £93,892; Bonuses £7,227; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £1,997; Pension contribution £19,592 |
|
Head of Policy |
127,210 |
120,451 |
-5.31 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £93,958; Bonuses £7,261; Pension
contribution £19,232 |
|
Head of Corporate Human
Resources |
116,478 |
118,340 |
1.60 |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £89,676; Bonuses £7,624; Expenses/Medical
Insurance £2,146; Pension contribution £18,895 |
P Martin |
Chief Executive and
Director of Administration |
- |
106,132 |
- |
Salary (incl fees & allowances) £88,401; Expense allowances/ Medical
Insurance £786; Pension contribution £16,945. Started October 19 2010,
annualised remuneration £189,019. |
|
Assistant Director
Technical Services
(Planning Services)
|
126,847 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Unknown title |
102,500 |
- |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
102,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
102,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
107,500 |
- |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
107,500 |
- |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
107,500 |
- |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
107,500 |
- |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
107,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
112,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
117,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
122,500 |
- |
|
|
Unknown title |
122,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
127,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
127,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
127,500 |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
132,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
132,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
132,500 |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
137,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
137,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
137,500 |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
- |
137,500 |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
142,500 |
- |
|
|
|
Unknown title |
142,500 |
- |
|
|
May 1, 2012
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