"Mike Clancy, the Prospect general secretary, said the government should end the rightwing trope that restrained the pay of highly skilled civil servants and left government unable to compete with the private sector. He said it should be realistic for senior specialists in competitive fields to be paid more than the prime minister. His intervention comes after the prime minister's chief secretary, Darren Jones, said he wanted more risk-takers and delivery experts to create a civil service that moves fast and fixes things,"
"The union which represents workers at a number of regulators said resourcing was by far the biggest cause of delay, rather than the regulations themselves. It said Natural England was unable to meet target response times for 1,316 planning applications as a result of low resources such as staff absence or lack of specialist expertise, accounting for 58% of missed deadlines. For the Environment Agency, lack of resources was the reason for 75% of missed deadlines."
Civil service pay restraints hinder recruitment and retention of technical and digital specialists and leave government unable to compete with private-sector salaries. Senior specialists in competitive fields may need salaries higher than the prime minister to attract and retain talent. Hiring criteria are being shifted to prioritise risk-takers and delivery experts over purely rhetorical candidates. A careless approach to deregulation could risk breaching the Employment Rights Act. Regulators report resourcing, not regulations, as the main cause of delay: Natural England cites resource shortfalls for 58% of missed deadlines and the Environment Agency cites 75%. Lack of a clear pay and reward agenda remains a major inhibitor.
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