Freedom of Information request on MHRA pay grades (FOI 21/875)
Published 20 January 2022
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24th August 2021
FOI 21/875
Dear,
Thank you for your information request, dated 1 August 2021, where you asked for pay information relating to our 2020 pay settlement.
I am pleased to provide you with the information requested, see below.
- The name by which the grade is known in your organisation.
These are referred to as the delegated grades
- The broad equivalent civil service grade (Administrative Assistant (AA), Administrative Officer (AO), Executive Officer (EO), Higher Executive Officer (HEO), Senior Executive Officer (SEO), Grade 7, Grade 6). This may be multiple if grades have been merged.
| Civil Service Grade | MHRA Equivalent Grades |
|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | AA |
| Administrative Office | AO |
| Executive Officer | EO, Agenda for Change Band 5 |
| Higher Executive Officer | HEO, Agenda for Change Band 6, NIBSC Band E |
| Senior Executive Officer | SEO, Agenda for Change Band 7 |
| Grade 7 | Grade 7, Agenda for Change Band 8a |
| Grade 6 | Grade 6, Agenda for Change Band 8d |
- A brief description of the grade and how it differs from broadly equivalent grades. (e.g. National, London, Fast stream, Specialist requiring particular qualifications).
Within each grade there is a National and London pay range. We also have some Fast stream officers who are paid a comparable salary to the Higher Executive Officer pay range
- The amount and area of any regional pay allowances that are paid on top of basic pay for this grade.
The difference between the National and London pay ranges is £3,750.
- The pay range minimum following the 2020 pay award. If the award is still pending, please supply the current minimum and the year to which this relates.
| Civil Service Grade | MHRA pay range minimum |
|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | £20,277 |
| Administrative Office | £23,323 |
| Executive Officer | £27,135 |
| Higher Executive Officer | £32,635 |
| Senior Executive Officer | £40,451 |
| Grade 7 | £53,101 |
| Grade 6 | £65,915 |
- The pay range maximum following the 2020 pay award. This may be the same as the minimum. If the award is still pending, please supply the current maximum and the year to which this relates.
| Civil Service Grade | MHRA pay range maximum |
|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | £20,699 |
| Administrative Office | £23,922 |
| Executive Officer | £30,731 |
| Higher Executive Officer | £37,877 |
| Senior Executive Officer | £46,458 |
| Grade 7 | £62,909 |
| Grade 6 | £76,164 |
- While progression is subject to pay negotiations each year and is paused for 2021, if the 2020 pay award was repeated, how many years it would take to go from minimum to maximum. Please indicate if the maximum is not achievable if the 2020 progression arrangements were repeated.
This varies by grade and the size of the pay range, broken down as follows:
| Civil Service Grade | Years to get from Minimum to Maximum |
|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | 1 year |
| Administrative Office | 1 year |
| Executive Officer | 6 years |
| Higher Executive Officer | 8 years |
| Senior Executive Officer | 7 years |
| Grade 7 | 9 years |
| Grade 6 | 8 years |
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If you have a query about the information provided, please reply to this email. Yours sincerely,
Human Resources