Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners

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A decision made 6 July 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2015-0042
Decision Summary Title:	Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners		Date of Decision Summary:	20 March 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners		Date of Written Report:	20 March 2015
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury & Resources determined that the remuneration for Court of Appeal Judges and Royal Court Commissioners should increase from £839 per day to £848 per day with effect from 1st April 2015.
Reason(s) for decision: The remuneration paid to both Court of Appeal Judges and Royal Court Commissioners is, and always has been, in line with the remuneration paid to a Deputy High Court Judge in England and Wales which are due to increase with effect from 1st April 2015.
Resource Implications: Any increased costs will be contained within existing budgets.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Bailiff that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: