Senior staff salary information

Table setting out the salaries, as of 1 October 2010, of the Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive and members of the Senior Management Team, and summary information relating to other senior staff with annual salaries of £50,000 and above.

Name

Position

Accountabilities and responsibilities

Service area

FTE*

£ salary

Senior Management Team - - - - -
Mark
Jones
Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive Directly responsible to Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority (BMKFA). Required to manage Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service (BFRS) on behalf of BMKFA, satisfying the requirements and duties of the Fire & Rescue Services Act 2004. Corporate
and
Democratic
Core
  1 125,000
Adrian
Crook
Deputy Chief Fire Officer To take responsibility for the strategic management of BFRS during the absence of the Chief Fire Officer and deputise where required. To be accountable for the internal management of BFRS, co-ordinating the activities of the directorates in respect of BFRS/BMKFA strategy. Community
Fire Safety/
Firefighting
and Rescue
operations
  1 99,999
Des
Williamson
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Provide strategic leadership and direction within the area of operational delivery. Evaluate BFRS response to incidents. Agree organisational objectives and measures of performance. Operational Response   1 90,000
Jason
Thelwell
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Provide strategic leadership and direction within the area of operational support. Be accountable for internal management of the service support directorate. Operational Support   1 90,000
Lynne
Swift
Human Resources Director Provide strategic leadership and direction to shape and deliver BFRS's Human Resources strategy and the wider organisational development agenda. Be the principal advisor to BFRS on all workforce and organisational development matters. Support Services   1 75,000
David
Skinner
Acting Director of Finance and Treasurer Act as principal strategic financial advisor to BMKFA, the Chief Executive and its members. Provide technical and professional advice to BMKFA, the Chief Fire Officer, Chief Executive, Directors and Brigade Managers. Support Services   1 74,685
Other senior staff - - - - -
Salary between £55,000 and £60,000 - - -   1 -
Salary between £50,000 and £55,000 - - -   4 -

* FTE = full-time equivalent, which is the number of employees that would have been employed if the number of hours worked by part-time employees had been worked by full-time employees. Example: Two part-time people working half a week equal one full-time equivalent.

Additional employee information

Total number of employees: 742 (706 full-time equivalent). For more information about Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority's finances, see the
Statement of Accounts 2009-10.