Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 56482

Civil Servants: London Allowance

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Mark Sewards

LabourLeeds South West and Morley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that London weighted salaries for civil servants only apply to employees that live in London.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Decisions on pay, including London weighting, are delegated to individual departments for grades below the Senior Civil Service (SCS). The SCS pay framework is managed centrally and only operates a national pay range.