Trade Union Secretaries Heather Wakefield, UNISON 
Jack Dromey, TGWU 
Mick Graham, GMB 
National Joint Council for Local Government Services 
 
Employers' Secretary: Charles Nolda Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street London, EC1M 5LG 
Tel: 020 7296 6600 Fax: 020 7296 6739 
www.lg-employers.gov.uk 
 
Address for correspondence: 
1 Mabledon Place London, WC1H 9AJ Tel: 020 7388 2366 
Fax: 020 7387 7217 
 
To: 
Chief Executives in England and Wales 
 
 
(with copies for the Chief Personnel Officer and Treasurer) 

 
 
Members of the National Joint Council 
 
 
Provincial/Associated Joint Secretaries 
 
 
Local Authority Associations' Secretaries 
 
23 September 2002 Dear Chief Executive 

## Circular 2/02 Agreement Reached In The National Joint Council 2002/03 Pay Rates



Agreement has now been reached on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2002, 1 October 2002 
and 1 April 2003. The new rates are set out in Annex 1, **attached.** The new rates for allowances up-rated in line with pay are also set out in the annex. In accordance with last year's practice, Inner and Outer Fringe Allowances are the only London Weighting rates included in the annex. Yours sincerely CHARLES NOLDA 
HEATHER WAKEFIELD MICK GRAHAM 
JACK DROMEY Joint Secretaries 

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1 Apr 01    |             |             |
|             |             |             |
| 4           |             |             |
| 9,267       | 9,648       | 9,834       |
| 5           |             |             |
| 9,588       | 9,876       | 10,068      |
| 6           |             |             |
| 9,912       | 10,209      | 10,308      |
| 7           |             |             |
| 10,233      | 10,539      | 10,641      |
| 8           |             |             |
| 10,554      | 10,872      | 10,977      |
| 9           |             |             |
| 10,875      | 11,202      | 11,310      |
| 10          |             |             |
| 11,100      | 11,433      | 11,544      |
| 11          |             |             |
| 11,817      | 12,171      | 12,291      |
| 12          |             |             |
| 12,066      | 12,429      | 12,549      |
| 13          |             |             |
| 12,390      | 12,762      | 12,885      |
| 14          |             |             |
| 12,618      | 12,996      | 13,122      |
| 15          |             |             |
| 12,879      | 13,266      | 13,395      |
| 16          |             |             |
| 13,188      | 13,584      | 13,716      |
| 17          |             |             |
| 13,500      | 13,905      | 14,040      |
| 18          |             |             |
| 13,764      | 14,178      | 14,316      |
| 19          |             |             |
| 14,283      | 14,712      | 14,853      |
| 20          |             |             |
| 14,802      | 15,246      | 15,393      |
| 21          |             |             |
| 15,342      | 15,801      | 15,957      |
| 22          |             |             |
| 15,741      | 16,212      | 16,371      |
| 23          |             |             |
| 16,203      | 16,689      | 16,851      |
| 24          |             |             |
| 16,734      | 17,235      | 17,403      |
| 25          |             |             |
| 17,265      | 17,784      | 17,955      |
| 26          |             |             |
| 17,823      | 18,357      | 18,537      |
| 27          |             |             |
| 18,417      | 18,969      | 19,155      |
| 28          |             |             |
| 19,014      | 19,584      |             |
| 19,776      | 20,469      |             |
| 29          |             |             |
| 19,770      | 20,364      | 20,562      |
| 30          |             |             |
| 20,433      | 21,045      | 21,249      |
| 31          |             |             |
| 21,078      | 21,711      | 21,921      |
| 32          |             |             |
| 21,702      | 22,353      | 22,569      |
| 33          |             |             |
| 22,341      | 23,010      | 23,235      |
| 34          |             |             |
| 22,971      | 23,661      | 23,889      |
| 35          |             |             |
| 23,451      | 24,156      | 24,390      |
| 36          |             |             |
| 24,072      | 24,795      | 25,035      |
| 37          |             |             |
| 24,750      | 25,494      | 25,740      |
| 38          |             |             |
| 25,473      | 26,238      | 26,493      |
| 39          |             |             |
| 26,310      | 27,099      | 27,363      |
| 40          |             |             |
| 27,003      | 27,813      | 28,083      |
| 41          |             |             |
| 27,717      | 28,548      | 28,827      |
| 42          |             |             |
| 28,422      | 29,274      | 29,559      |
| 43          |             |             |
| 29,133      | 30,006      | 30,297      |
| 44          |             |             |
| 29,847      | 30,741      | 31,041      |
| 45          |             |             |
| 30,516      | 31,431      | 31,737      |
| 46          |             |             |
| 31,254      | 32,193      | 32,505      |
| 47          |             |             |
| 31,971      | 32,931      | 33,249      |
| 48          |             |             |
| 32,682      | 33,663      | 33,990      |
| 49          |             |             |
| 33,384      | 34,386      | 34,719      |

## Part 3 Paragraph 2.3(E) Sleeping-In Duty Payment

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| £27.21      | £27.48      | £28.44      |

## Rates Of Protected Allowances At 1 Apr 02, 1 Oct 02 And 1 Apr 03 Former Apt&C Agreement (Purple Book) Paragraph 28(3) Nursery Staffs In Educational Establishments - Special Educational Needs Allowance

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| £972        | £984        | £1017       |

## Paragraph 28(14) Laboratory / Workshop Technicians

 

City and Guilds Science Laboratory Technician's Certificate Allowance   
1 Apr 02 
1 Oct 02 
1 Apr 03 
£156 
£156 
£162 

 City and Guilds Laboratory Technician's Advanced Certificate Allowance 

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| £117        | £120        | £123        |

  
Paragraph 32 London Weighting and Fringe Area Allowances £ Per Annum Inner Fringe 
 

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| £657        | £666        | £690        |

 Outer Fringe 
 

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    |      |
|-------------|-------------|------|
| £456        | £462        | £477 |

## Paragraph 35 Standby Duty Allowance - Social Workers (1)(A)(I) Allowance - Per Session

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| £21.91      | £22.12      | £22.89      |

## Former Manual Worker Agreement (White Book) Section 1 Paragraph 3 London And Fringe Area Allowances £ Per Annum Inner Fringe Area

| 1 Apr 02    | 1 Oct 02    | 1 Apr 03    |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| £658        | £666        | £690        |


Outer Fringe Area  
1 Apr 02 
1 Oct 02 
1 Apr 03 
£456 
£462 
£477