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Item for decision: Thematic Review - Members' staffing support

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Meeting: 16/03/2023 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 3)

Staffing Review (10.10 - 11.40)

Dr Rebecca Mckee, Institue of Government to discuss the findings of her research on staffing frameworks in legislatures

 

Paper 4- Discussion on next steps of the thematic review of staffing support

 

Supporting documents:

  • Restricted enclosure 2
  • Restricted enclosure 3

Minutes:

­   The Board welcomed Dr Rebecca McKee to the meeting. Rebecca presented the findings of her research on staffing frameworks in different legislatures. The main areas of discussion were around staffing structure, job families, staff turnover, recruitment and retention.

­   Mike Redhouse, the Board lead on this review, presented a paper considering the next steps of the thematic review of staffing support.

­   The Board agreed the scope and objectives for the pay and grading review and agreed to include Group Support Staff within the review. An initial priority for the review is to establish the market position and to compare with other legislatures and public sector bodies.

­   The Board identified additional information which would help inform the review, such as turnover rates, exit interviews as suggested at the Rep Group meetings, and Members’ spend levels of their staffing allowance.

­   The Board agreed for officials to prepare a specification for the work alongside the Commission’s Procurement Team.

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Action:

­   The Board queried the 3.5 FTE figure as a basis for Members’ Staffing Support Allowance within Rebecca’s research. Officials to check this with Rebecca and correct if necessary.

­   Provide Board with the additional information requested or further advice.

­   Amend the scope, objectives and information required, as above.

­   The Board agreed to share further information with the Representative Groups on the review being undertaken.

 


Meeting: 13/10/2022 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 7)

Item for decision: Thematic Review - Members' staffing support (13.15 - 14.00)

Paper 6 – agreement of final terms of reference and options for changes to the Determination for 2023/24

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

·         The Board noted the feedback received on the draft terms of reference for the review, which was shared with Representative Groups and the Chief Executive and Clerk during the summer recess.

·         The Board agreed the terms of reference for the review.

·         As part of the first phase of the review, and in light of calls for greater staffing support for Members, the Board considered representations made on this issue by Members over the course of this year and changes to the volume and complexity of Members’ workload. The Board acknowledged that the complexity of Members’ parliamentary work has increased.

·         The Board agreed to consider this further as part of the annual review of the Determination for 2023/24.