Explanatory Notes

Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011

2011 CHAPTER 4

22 March 2011

Commentary on Sections and Schedules

Schedule 1: Office for Budget Responsibility

Paragraph 4: Remuneration

105.Sub-paragraph (1) enables the Office to pay a member of the Office, or arrange for the member to be paid, remuneration. This must be approved by the Treasury and the amount of remuneration must be set by the Treasury. This also makes provision for the Office to pay members, or former members of the Office, a pension, allowances or gratuities that may also be set by the Treasury.

106.Sub-paragraph (2) makes provision for a person who ceases to be member of the Office before their appointment term has ended to be paid compensation if the Office and Treasury judge that the circumstances make it appropriate. It is for the Treasury to set the amount of payment to make under such circumstances.