Senior appointments
Our public sector pay policy for senior appointments (within the public sector pay policy) covers:
- remuneration proposals for chief executives of non-departmental public bodies, public corporations and the like
- remuneration proposals for some NHS Scotland executives and senior managers (grades D to I)
- the daily fees paid to chairs and members appointed by Scottish Ministers to public bodies
Technical guide
Every year we publish new technical guidance for the public sector pay policy for senior appointments.
- technical guide for public sector pay policy 2021-2022
- technical guide for public sector pay policy 2020-2021
- technical guide for senior appointments 2019 to 2020
- technical guide for senior appointments 2018 to 2019
- technical guide for senior appointments 2017 to 2018
- older technical guides for senior appointments (archived)
Chief executives covered
Chief executives of non-departmental public bodies and public corporations covered by the pay policy for senior appointments include:
- Architecture and Design Scotland
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig
- Cairngorms National Park Authority
- Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
- Care Inspectorate
- Children's Hearings Scotland
- Community Justice Scotland
- Creative Scotland
- Crown Estate Scotland
- Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Independent Living Fund
- Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- National Galleries of Scotland
- National Library of Scotland
- National Museums of Scotland
- NatureScot
- Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
- Redress Scotland
- Risk Management Authority
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- ScotRail Trains Ltd
- Scottish Canals
- Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
- Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Funding Council
- Scottish Land Commission
- Scottish Legal Aid Board
- Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
- Scottish National Investment Bank
- Scottish Police Authority
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Scottish Rail Holdings Ltd
- Scottish Social Services Council
- Scottish Water
- Skills Development Scotland
- South of Scotland Enterprise
- sportScotland
- VisitScotland
- Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Acceptance and remuneration of non-executive directorships
We aim to encourage senior officers and appointees to make appropriate contributions to the work of other bodies, so that:
- they broaden their experience
- other bodies may benefit from their expertise
- their contribution to their own employer is enhanced
However, it is important to ensure that:
- there is no conflict of interest
- the time commitment is appropriate
- arrangements for remuneration are seen to be appropriate
Public bodies information update 109 deals with how to ensure these conditions are met.