The Senior Appointments and Pay Committee of Buckinghamshire Council met on Monday 1 June 2026. The meeting's agenda included the election of a chairman and vice-chairman, and the confirmation of previous minutes. A significant item scheduled for discussion was the outcome of the consultation on the Staff (non-schools) Pay Award for 2026/27.

Staff (non-schools) Pay Award 2026/27

A key item on the agenda was the outcome of the consultation regarding the Staff (non-schools) Pay Award for 2026/27. The report pack indicated that this discussion would follow the consultation process. The previous meeting of the committee on 29 April 2026 had resolved to consult on the Main Grade Staff pay award and bonus award for 2026/27, and also agreed in principle to a pay award and bonus award for personal contract staff for the same period. The outcome of the consultation was to be presented at this meeting.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The committee was scheduled to agree the minutes of its previous meeting held on 29 April 2026. These minutes, available in the public reports pack Public reports pack 01st-Jun-2026 14.00 Senior Appointments and Pay Committee.pdf, would have covered discussions and any resolutions made at that earlier session.

Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

The meeting agenda included the election of a chairman and vice-chairman for the committee. Councillor Steven Broadbent was listed as Chairman and Councillor Robert Carington as Vice-Chairman in the membership details for the meeting.

Exclusion of the Public

The agenda indicated that the press and public would be excluded from the meeting for certain agenda items. This exclusion was to be made pursuant to paragraph 4 of Part 1 of the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, suggesting that these items would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information. Following this, confidential minutes of the previous meeting were scheduled for agreement.