2,500 council staff paid over ?100k

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More than 2,500 town hall staff were paid over ?100,000 last year, according to research.

Details compiled by campaign group the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) showed the number earning in six figures fell 11% in 2011-12.

But 103 councils were employing more staff on that level than before - and one executive was handed almost ?600,000.

The latest edition of the town hall "Rich List" - assembled using data from annual accounts - found 2,525 council employees pocketed ?100,000 plus, compared with 2,839 in 2010-11.

Some 636 staff received over ?150,000, and 42 over ?250,000. According to the report, the highest paid across the UK was Katherine Kerswell, former group managing director of Kent County Council.

Her total remuneration was said to be ?589,165 - although that included a sizeable redundancy package.

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[GastonJ]

If they didn't want to pay that amount the government could always legislate against it, that's what governments do they pass legislation, odd but true. If councils didn't want to pay it the elected council members could also ensure that such pay wasn't offered, obviously they want to pay it. The people of those cities/towns etc should write to their counciller, ask them to get the amount reduced and if they say no then vote against the counciller at the next election. make it known that that counciller supports such stupid salaries come the next election. Simple really.