Decision details
Pay Policy Statement 2026
Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
The purpose of the report was to consider the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27 and to clarify the Council's strategic stance on pay, to provide direction for members and officers making detailed decisions on pay and to provide the residents of the Cotswold district with a clear statement of the principles underpinning decisions on the use of public funds.
The Chair invited the Leader, Councillor Mike Evemy, to introduce the report.
Councillor Evemy presented the Pay Policy Statement for the forthcoming financial year and advised that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, the Council was required to approve and publish the statement annually by 31 March. It was noted that the policy now applied to approximately 120 additional employees who had returned from Publica, significantly increasing its scope.
Councillor Evemy explained that the statement promoted transparency, fairness and local accountability, enabling residents to understand senior staff remuneration, pay relationships across the workforce, the basis for determining pay, and compliance with equal pay legislation. The policy was commended to Members for approval.
The Chair invited any questions for clarity; there were no questions for clarity.
Councillor Juliet Layton stood to second the resolution and indicated she had nothing further to add.
The Chair moved to the debate. There being no debate, the Chair declared that there was no requirement to sum up.
The Chair then moved to the vote on the Pay Policy 2026-27 proposed by the Leader Councillor Mike Evemy and seconded by Councillor Juliet Layton.
Voting Record:
28 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions.
Report author: Carmel Togher
Publication date: 09/03/2026
Date of decision: 23/02/2026
Decided at meeting: 23/02/2026 - Council
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