143AFunctions relating to salaries of heads of paid service

1

The Panel may make recommendations to a qualifying relevant authority about—

a

any policy in the authority’s pay policy statement which relates to the salary of the authority’s head of paid service;

b

any proposed change to the salary of the authority’s head of paid service.

2

A qualifying relevant authority must have regard to any recommendation received from the Panel when performing its functions under section 38 or 39 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

3

A qualifying relevant authority must, before making a change to the salary of its head of paid service which is not commensurate with a change to the salaries of the authority’s other staff—

a

consult the Panel about the proposed change, and

b

have regard to any recommendation received from the Panel when deciding whether or not to proceed with making the change.

4

A qualifying relevant authority must provide the Panel with such information as the Panel may reasonably require in connection with the exercise of its functions under this section.

5

The Panel may publish any recommendations it makes under this section.

6

The Panel must have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers when exercising its functions under this section.

7

In this section—

• “head of paid service” (“pennaeth gwasanaeth cyflogedig”) means a head of paid service designated under section 4(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;

• “pay policy statement” (“datganiad ar bolisïau tâl”) means a pay policy statement produced by a relevant authority (within the meaning of section 43(1) of the Localism Act 2011) under section 38 of that Act;

• “qualifying relevant authority” (“awdurdod perthnasol cymwys”) means a relevant authority (within the meaning of this Part) which is required to produce a pay policy statement;

• “salary” (“cyflog”) includes, in the case of a head of paid service engaged by a qualifying relevant authority under a contract for services, payments by the authority to the head of paid service for those services.