Here’s how many West Sussex council staff are receiving more than £100,000 a year

Every year the Taxpayers’ Alliance puts together its Town Hall Rich List and the latest outlines a council-by-council breakdown of local government executive pay deals for the financial year 2020/21.

According to the organisation, taxpayers are having to pay more and more for their council tax bills at a time when the number of local authority employees nationally receiving more than £100,000 in total remuneration has risen to the highest level since 2013-14.

The list shows West Sussex County Council with 19 officers with remuneration above £100,000, four shared across Adur and Worthing Councils, three at Arun, five at Chichester, two at Crawley, six at Horsham and five at Mid Sussex.

West Sussex County Council

The TPA’s figures show the highest cost at County Hall in 2020/21 was for the interim director - human resources & organisational development listed as receiving a salary of £249,423.

West Sussex’s own accounts show this sum was paid to an agency for the officer’s services.

Next was Lucy Butler, executive director - children, young people and learning, who was paid a salary of £164,583 and a pension contribution of £34,913 (£199,496 total), followed by the chief fire officer on a £140,000 salary and £40,320 salary (£180,320 total), then executive director - place services 143,850 salary and 33,575 pension (£177,425 total), Executive director - adults and health £173,400 salary, director - finance and support services £128,438 salary and £29,977 pension (£158,415 total), director - law and assurance £118,163 salary and £27,579 pension (£145,742 total) and director - education and skills £113,025 salary, £3,975 expenses and £26,380 pension (£143,380 total).