Top earners revealed at CLG
Details of the highest paid civil servants in the Communities and Local Government department have been published for the first time.
The Cabinet Office has released lists showing the structure of government departments, and details of all staff earning more than £80,000. Previously it had only published details of those earning more than £150,000.
The CLG list names 27 staff, with a further 10 director posts at regional government offices. The top earners in the housing and planning unit include Richard McCarthy, director general of housing and planning, who picked up between £175,000 to £179,000. Andrew Wells, director of planning, picked up between £115,000 and £119,999 and Terrie Alafat, director of housing growth, markets and strategy, received between £105,000 and £109,000.
Other published salaries included John Fiennes, director of sustainable building and climate change, who earned between £85,000 and £89,999 and Ruth Stanier, director of housing standards, homelessness and support, who pocketed between £75,000 and £79,999.
Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, said: ‘For the first time anyone who wants to can see at a glance how many people work in any team in any department, giving an unrivalled insight into the way government works.’