questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned analysis of the fiscal implications of restoring pay to its 2008 inflation-adjusted value for (a) local government and (b) school support staff pay under the National Joint Council (NJC) arrangements.
answerText: Central government does not monitor this. Local authorities are independent employers and it is for them to set levels of pay in negotiation with trade unions.
heading: Local Government and Schools: Pay