Chief Exec earns more than Prime Minister
Gareth Daniel, the man lambasted by Lord Laming for his role in the failure to protect murdered 8 year old Victoria Climbie (see 5.5, The Victoria Climbie Inquiry) earns £60,000 more than David Cameron.
The Brent Chief Executive takes home £203,342 each year, plus £28,793 in pensions from the council that has one of highest pension deficits in the country.
Meanwhile, 24 council workers take home more than £100,000 per year according to the Taxpayers Alliance.
Lorraine King writes in the Kilburn Times:
Figures revealed by Taxpayers’ Alliance also claims Gareth Daniel, chief executive, earned £203,342 last year
The former director of environment and culture, who left their post in September 2010, received a redundancy package worth £111,155 bringing their final payment for the 12 months leading up to April last year to £230,342.
The figures have angered campaigners who have been opposing swathing cuts in then borough as the council attempts to save around £104million over four years.
Casualties so far includes half of the boroughs libraries, day care centres and nurseries. In the next 12 months a £14m cuts programme will see a reduction in funds for disabled children’s transport, funding slashed from projects designed to raise awareness of mental health issues in schools and the Connexion scheme left with a £500,000 blackhole.
Posted on May 11, 2012, in Council Spending and tagged ann john, austerity, brent, corruption, cuts, david cameron, gareth daniel, labour, localism, prime minister, savelibraries, victoria climbie. Bookmark the permalink. Comments Off.
