Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
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The Armed Forces' Pay Review Body is a United Kingdom
non-departmental public body
(and a Review Body) established to review and recommend the pay and terms and conditions of employment of the British armed forces. It is funded by the Ministry of Defence, and the Office of Manpower Economics
provides the Review Body with an independent Secretariat.
The Review Body is to have regard for the need for the pay of the Armed Forces to be broadly comparable with pay levels in civilian life. Its reports and recommendations are submitted jointly to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister
.
The AFPRB has an independent chairman and deputy chairman appointed by the Prime Minister
, whose roles are to supply an independent voice in all negotiations.
Chairmen of the AFPRB have included:
The AFPRB is registered with the Information Commissioner as a data controller. Its registration number is Z5900513.
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non-departmental public body
Non-departmental public body
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(and a Review Body) established to review and recommend the pay and terms and conditions of employment of the British armed forces. It is funded by the Ministry of Defence, and the Office of Manpower Economics
Office of Manpower Economics
The Office of Manpower Economics is a non-statutory body set up to provide an independent Secretariat for each of the six Pay Review Bodies and the Police Negotiating Board and Police Advisory Board for England & Wales...
provides the Review Body with an independent Secretariat.
The Review Body is to have regard for the need for the pay of the Armed Forces to be broadly comparable with pay levels in civilian life. Its reports and recommendations are submitted jointly to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
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The AFPRB has an independent chairman and deputy chairman appointed by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, whose roles are to supply an independent voice in all negotiations.
Chairmen of the AFPRB have included:
- Sir Harold AtcherleyHarold AtcherleySir Harold Winter Atcherley is a former businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(1971 - 1982) - Professor David GreenawayDavid Greenaway (economist)David Greenaway is a British economist. He is currently professor of economics and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, having succeeded Sir Colin Campbell on 1 October 2008. Greenaway is the director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy which he...
(2004 -
The AFPRB is registered with the Information Commissioner as a data controller. Its registration number is Z5900513.