Pembrokeshire Coast National Park members are to see their basic salaries rise by just under 6.5 per cent following recommendations backed at its full authority meeting.
At the Park meeting of March 25, members were asked to note the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru’s decisions in relation to the basic and senior salaries payable to national park authority members for the financial year 2026/27, and to determine which post(s) should be remunerated with a senior salary.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has 18 Members, 12 nominated by Pembrokeshire County Council, the remaining six appointed by the Welsh Government.
A report for members said: “The Commission has agreed that the basic salary for elected members will rise by 6.4 per cent, reflecting the increase in average earnings.
“In summary, the main changes to members’ remuneration for the financial year 2026/27 are: that the basic salary for ‘ordinary members’ is increased by £360 to £5,936 per annum; the senior salary for the chair of the authority will increase by £996 to £16,458, and the senior salary for the deputy chair of the authority and any other committee chairs or other senior posts will increase by £613 to £10,144.”
The new salary framework will come into effect on April 1.
The report stated: “In reaching its determinations, the Commission consider that a fair and reasonable remuneration package will continue to support elected and appointed members and not act as a barrier to participation.”
It added: “The annual report also reiterates the following facts: that a senior salary is paid inclusive of the basic salary; that there is a restriction on receiving double remuneration where a member holds more than one post.”
Three senior salaries are currently paid by the authority; the posts of chair and deputy chair of the authority, together with the chair of the development management committee, the report said.
Members unanimously approved the recommendations, with the remuneration rates for the three senior posts continuing as before.
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