Petitions/Raise pay for civil servants and standardise pay bands across departments
StatusClosed
Opened8 Jan 2025
Closes8 Jul 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

At the lowest level, some civil service workers are paid close to minimum wage, whilst holding what we feel are major responsibilities over the lives of people, not only in those in their relevant ministries but also the general public. We are advocating for higher, equal wages across all ministries

We think it makes sense for pay bands to be standardised across all government departments. We think it makes no sense that equivalent pay bands across different departments could be getting roughly £6,000 difference, some may earn minimum wage and some may earn comfortable living wages for very similar jobs. Many civil servants enjoy their jobs and serving the government and general public and we believe that their wages should replicate the work that they put in.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Ms Julie Minns
1Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
4
Alex McIntyre
2Alex McIntyre MP
Gloucester
3
Paulette Hamilton
3Paulette Hamilton MP
Birmingham Erdington
2
Alex Mayer
4Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
2
Preet Kaur Gill
5Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
1
Kerry McCarthy
6Kerry McCarthy MP
Bristol East
1
Jack Abbott
7Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
1
Mr Calvin Bailey
8Mr Calvin Bailey MP
Leyton and Wanstead
1
Greg Smith
9Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
1
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
10Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
North Cotswolds
1