# The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2026, Article 6: Alteration of salaries


In section 1A (alteration of salaries), for subsections (1) to (2A) substitute—
“(1) For each period of 12 months beginning with 1st April, the annual amount of any salary payable under section 1 is to be increased by the relevant percentage.
(2) The relevant percentage is the average percentage by which the mid-points of the Senior Civil Service pay bands below that of permanent secretary, having effect from 1st April of the period concerned, have increased compared with the previous 1st April.
(2A) But in relation to the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026, the relevant percentage is—
(a) the relevant percentage determined in accordance with subsection (2), or
(b) if higher, the average percentage by which the mid-points of the Senior Civil Service pay bands (including that of permanent secretary), having effect from 1st April 2026, have increased compared with 1st April 2025.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348280357/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ministerial-and-other-salaries-act-1975-amendment-order-2026/article-6
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