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Circular NJC/2/26 – Pay award 2026

The NJC has agreed an increase of 3.8 per cent with effect from 1 July 2026. This circular contains the revised rates of pay from 1 July 2026.

Section 4: Consulting residents

There are many occasions where you need to know more detail about what your residents, partners and wider communities think about specific issues that affect them. This is known as consultation.

Section 3: Who Reads What? surveys

Communicating with residents is an important council responsibility. To make sure that we are fulfilling this responsibility, it is important that we understand not only how our residents consume information, but also how they would like to.

Section 2: Targeted surveys

It's important to make sure that when undertaking any targeted or ad hoc survey work, you are clear about why you are conducting this survey and understand which group of people you need to speak to.

Section 1: Our survey support

The LGA provides a range of different support services to help you understand resident satisfaction in your area and compare results at a regional and national level.