The Government has thrown into disarray the appointment of the new head of the Audit Commission over a £240,000 pay packet. The coalition government required the Communities and Local Government department to approve the salary of the incoming CEO. Eric Pickles, secretary of state for Communities and Local Government, believed the pay and pension package was ‘against the spirit’ of controlling the salaries of senior public sector posts. ‘By blocking this massive salary for the Audit Commission, I want to send a signal to councils across the country that they too can stop paying ridiculous sums to chief executives’, he said. Chairman Michael O’Higgins said: ‘The board of the Audit Commission will consider these issues further at its next meeting on and will make a statement following that meeting.’ Read more on Inside Housing.
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