Decision details

The staffing support thematic review is for the Remuneration Board to consider the pay and grading of support staff and group staff and the range of roles that may be required to support Senedd Members in the Seventh Senedd, taking into account the implications of proposed Senedd reform.

The review will consider issues of recruitment and retention of staff, benchmarking against comparator jobs, scope for flexibility and simplification for Members, the size of allowance and Determination mandated policies.

§    The Board discussed the Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responses and considered the options for next steps. They also noted the helpful discussions that had taken place during both the Member and the Support Staff Representative Group meetings held on Wednesday 3 July.

§    The Board also considered the issues that need to be addressed as part of Phase 3 of the Staffing Support thematic review.

Decision:

§    The Board agreed to proceed to Phase 2 of the Staffing Support thematic review with the option of job families.

§    The Board agreed to publish an anonymised summary of the Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responses.

§    The Board agreed the outline approach to Phase 3 of the staffing review.

§    The Board agreed to write to the Chief Executive to request further information regarding the level of support for Members which is provided by the Commission.

Action:

§    Secretariat to draft correspondence to all Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responders.

§    Secretariat to arrange publication of the anonymised summary of the Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responses.

§    Secretariat to draft correspondence to the Chief Executive regarding Commission support provided to Members.

§    Secretariat to prepare a paper on virement provisions related to all relevant thematic reviews.