JNC Coroners’ circular no 67 - Coroners’ pay 2022/23

With effect from 1 April 2022, local salaries and day rates for individuals derived from the JNC arrangements below should be increased by 1.56%.

Management Side Secretary, Sarah Ward

Local Government Association

18 Smith Square,

London, SW1P 3HZ

[email protected]

Officers’ Side Secretary, Joanne Kearsley

Phoenix Centre

L/Cpl Stephen Shaw MC Way (formerly Church Street)

Heywood OL10 1LR

[email protected]

JOINT NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR CORONERS

CORONERS’ CIRCULAR No 67

To: Chief Executives (London Boroughs, Metropolitan Districts, County Councils and Unitary Councils in England and Wales)

16 February 2023

Dear Sir/Madam

JNC for Coroners – Pay 2022/23

We write to confirm that agreement has now been reached. With effect from 1st April 2022, local salaries and day rates for individuals derived from the JNC arrangements below should be increased by 1.56%.

The new JNC figures are provided in the table below:

Senior coroner	1 April 2022
Range	£125,480 to £139,423

Part-time senior coroner	1 April 2022
Base salary	£21,449
Daily rate	£472 to £536

Area coroner	1 April 2022
Range	£93,306 to £107,248

Assistant coroner	1 April 2022
Daily rate	£403 to £486

Agreement has also been reached in principle that, subject to terms of reference being agreed, there will be a joint update of the 2017 Korn Ferry Hay report.

Yours faithfully

SARAH WARD

JOANNE KEARSLEY

Joint Secretaries