About us

The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage.

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We submit a report to the government each October making recommendations on the future level of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates, and related matters.

Who we are

There are 9 Low Pay Commissioners drawn from a range of employee, employer and academic backgrounds. .

• Bryan Sanderson
• Professor Richard Dickens
• Professor Sarah Brown
• Neil Carberry
• Clare Chapman
• Martin McTague
• Kay Carberry
• Kate Bell
• Simon Sapper

All the commissioners serve in an individual capacity. They are supported by a secretariat, which has 8 members of staff and is based in London. Details of the names and job titles of secretariat staff members can be found in the organogram.

Activities

We are responsible for:

• carrying out extensive research and consultation, and commissioning research projects
• analysing relevant data and actively encouraging the Office of National Statistics to establish better estimates of the incidence of low pay
• carrying out surveys of firms in low-paying sectors
• consulting with employers, workers and their representatives and taking written and oral evidence from a wide range of organisations
• making fact-finding visits throughout the UK to meet employers, employees and representative organisations

Corporate information

Access our information

• Terms of reference

Jobs and contracts

• Jobs

Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme.