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Civil service pay: The public sector lawyers who earn more than PM

1 June 2010 | By Luke McLeod-Roberts

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A number of high-profile lawyers on the public payroll are among the 172 civil servants who earn more than the Prime Minister, David Cameron.

David Green QC, the director of the revenues and customs division at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), earns between £210,000 and £214,999 - £70,000 more than David Cameron’s annual salary of £142,500.

His colleague at the CPS, director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer QC, makes in the range of £195,000-£199,999. Starmer’s counterpart for Northern Ireland, Sir Alasdair Fraser QC, is on £170,000-£174,999.

Paul Jenkins QC, permanent secretary at the Treasury Solicitors department, earns £155,000-£159,999.

The salary details, which include taxable benefits and allowances, were published today by the Cabinet Office.

The list is not conclusive, with a number of civil servants refusing to declare their earnings. However, the Government plans to publish the remuneration of all civil servants making more than £58,000 by next year.

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  • Anonymous | 2-Jun-2010 10:01 pm

    £58,000?!? Really?!? Why not £142,000

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  • Anonymous | 7-Jun-2010 1:26 pm

    £58000 is ridiculous, it's too low and the figures will lose all significance. Surely there would be more point in getting out the names of those who have currently refused to declare their earnings?

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  • patrick white | 7-Jun-2010 3:21 pm

    two phrases come to mind: 'data protection act' and 'wood for the trees'

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  • Anonymous | 5-Jul-2010 12:24 pm

    Heaven help us!! to retain the talent in the public sector ..the top employees are going to have to be paid a decent amount! the Pm should give himself a pay rise if he is so upset about others earning more than him. it sounds like he got the job he so desparately wanted and now upset that it doesn't pay enough! perhaps he should have trained up as a private practice solicitor!

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  • Robert Miller | 27-Dec-2011 4:59 am

    I come late to this debate. However, in 50 years of Government legal practice in 4 Commonwealth jurisdictions I have never heard of a Government lawyer who retired with enough assets to establish Institutes of various descriptions and a lifestyle of which a pop star can only dream. I still await the release of the audit of Mrs. Thatcher's exit from government among others.
    Panorama have made that these audits just don't appear, despite the requirement to make them public

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