Memorandum of Agreement between the CSO and the Low Pay Commission
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CSO and the Low Pay Commission (Memorandum of Understanding between the CSO and the Low Pay Commission (PDF 612KB) ) was signed at the end of September 2016 by the Low Pay Commission and counter–signed at the beginning of October 2016 by the CSO. The MOU was agreed following a request from the Commission that the CSO would provide an independent member of a Steering Committee that oversees a Research Partnership between the ESRI and the Low Pay Commission.
The MOU describes and governs the role of the independent CSO member of the Steering Committee and limits the input of this member to matters of a Statistical and Technical nature only. In addition, the MOU notes that the CSO member shall not, under any circumstances, contribute to, or participate in, any decisions of the Low Pay Commission regarding the setting of pay rates.