Public Bodies 1997	Department of Trade and Industry
Executive Bodies continued... 1 10 11 12 Name of body Appointments and Remuneration Chairman Deputy Members Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 1M, £78,654[(b)] - 8M, 3F, £1,239+£126pd British Hallmarking Council {1M, £10,000} - 8M, 2F, {6M} Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action 1M, £11,900 - - Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members 1M, £23,800 - - Consumer Consultative Bodies Gas Consumers' Council 1F, £14,883 1M, £5,516 2 vacancies 2M, 3F, £5,576 2M, 1F, 1 vacancy National Consumer Council x 4[(d)] 1M, £21,039 1M, £9,950[(f)] 1F, £4,975[(f)] 1F, £13,379[(f)] 7M, 4F, £4,975 15M, 8F, £31-£73pm Post Office Users' National Council[[(g)]] 1M, £11,160 - 8M, 1F, 1 vacancy[(k)] Post Office Users' Councils for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland x 3[[(g)]] 1M, 2F, £60pd - 13M, 11F, 7 vacancies Coal Authority 1M, £18,000 1M, £5,500 4M, £5,500 Design Council 1M - 9M, 4F Monopolies and Mergers Commission 1M, £120,000 1M, £51,000 1M, £54,611 1F, £68,000 34M, £14,302[(n)] 6F, £14,302[(o)] National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)[[(p)]] 1M - 4M Policyholders' Protection Board 1M, £300pd - 4M, 1F, £200pd[(q)] Research Councils Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 1M, £13,680 1M, £75,124[(s)] 10M, 4F, £5,130-£6,840 Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC)[[(t)]] 1M, £66,674[(s)] - 6M, 1F, £5,130-£6,840 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1M, £9,510 1M, £62,818[(s)] 8M, 4F, £5,130-£6,840 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 1M, £13,018 1M, £81,358[(s)] 10M, 2F, £5,130 Medical Research Council (MRC) 1M, £6,840 1M, £105,328 13M, 3F, £5,130-£6,840 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 1M, £13,018 1M, £72,680[(s)] 13M, £5,130 Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) 1M, £7,400 1M,£63,535[(s)] 10M, 1F, £5,130 The Simpler Trade Procedures Board (SITPRO) 1M 1M 6M United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 1M, £30,000 - 4M, £75,000-£80,145 4M, £10,000 1M
(a) Although directly employed, staff of this body are civil servants. (b) Chairman is also Chief Executive. (c) Staff are shared between the two Commissioner posts. (d) Multiple body comprising the National, Scottish and Welsh Consumer Councils and the Consumers in Europe Group. (e) Equivalent of 43.83 full-time posts. (f) £9,950 relates to the chairman of the Welsh Consumer Council who receives £4,975 for the chairman post and £4,975 as an ex-officio member of the NCC. £4,975 relates to the chairman of the Scottish Consumer Council who is currently also the vice-chair of the NCC for which she receives £13,379 as shown in column 11. (g) Although individual NDPBs, POUNC and the POUCs are funded collectively. They have been merged here to provide more accurate financial information. (h) 1995/96 figure covered expenses only. 1996/97 figure shows total expenses and salaries. (i) Excludes expenditure on the Post Office Advisory Committees (around 200 nationwide) which are funded via POUNC and the POUCs, but are not themselves NDPBs. (j) Expenditure forms part of the total Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) expenditure. Accounts for DTI are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. (k) Excludes the chairmen of the Post Office Users Councils for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who are all ex-officio members of POUNC. (l) Eligible for performance bonus of up to 10%. (m) Secretary to the Commission. Remuneration as at 31.3.97 (n) Includes twenty-three reserve or additional members paid only when serving on references. (o) Includes three reserve members paid only when serving on references. (p) Following the transfer of property rights and liabilities to the British Technology Group under the British Technology Group Act 1991, the Corporation continues to carry out certain residuary functions. (q) 5M as alternate members. (r) Deputy-Chairman is also Chief Executive. (s) Eligible for performance bonus of up to 20%. (t) CCLRC came into being on 1 April 1995, taking responsibility from the EPSRC for the Daresbury and Rutherford Appleton laboratories and their staff. (u) These figures do not include AEA Technology which became a public limited company on 1 April 1996.
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