Town Hall Bosses Advise on Pay Rises For . . . Town Hall Bosses

TOWN HALL bosses are operating a private consultancy that has helped to increase their pay by more than 30% in four years.

Solace Enterprises, a recruitment company, is paid fees of about £20,000 by local councils to headhunt chief executives and recommend salary levels.

Its advice has contributed to burgeoning pay packets for chief executives, many of whom are now paid more than £150,000 a year. The company is wholly owned by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace), which represents town hall bosses. The company’s directors include a number of serving chief executives.

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