High Court judges are to be awarded a pay rise of 3%, compared to just 1% or 0.55% for other members of the judiciary.
The rise was recommended by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB), in a letter released by the Ministry of Justice last week. It notes: “The evidence available suggests that there is an emerging problem with recruitment and retention of High Court judges; this proposal aims to mitigate this risk by awarding this group an additional uplift in pay.
“No problems have been identified with recruitment or retention of judges in salary groups 6.2 and 7 and previous reviews conducted by the SSRB have shown that these judges are comparatively well remunerated.”
When taken together, the 0.55% rise compensates for the extra to be given to High Court judges, resulting in an overall average of 1%—in line with Treasury policy.
