Civil Service pay increase: a welcome first step in a change of approach

Prospect welcomes the government’s decision to accept the Pay Review Bodies’ guidance of a 5% pay increase for Civil Servants in 2024/25.

In further good news for members, the arbitrary target for headcount reductions has also been dropped.

Prospect will now be campaigning for Civil Service organisations and arms length bodies to implement the recommendations in full.

Commenting on the news, Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, said:

“Prospect has long called and campaigned for a change of approach to the Civil Service and this is a welcome first step.

“When I met the new Cabinet Office ministers last week, alongside other Civil Service unions, I made clear that members wanted to see a new approach by government to the Civil Service, one built on respect and a recognition of the crucial role that members play in delivering the government’s missions.

“While we welcome the significant improvement in real value, and relative position compared to other public sector workers in the recent past, it remains our view that the pay remit process is flawed and an irretrievably broken process.

“We have already indicated our desire to work constructively with ministers and officials to build a process that is fit for purpose and delivers fair rewards and progression.”

• Read the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance in full