Mr Jerry Cope has been appointed to the Prison Service Pay
Review Body (PSPRB) from 10 September 2018 to 9 September
2019.
Mr Cope chaired PSPRB from 2005 to 2011. He is currently
Chair of governors at London South Bank university. Mr
Cope’s working life was as MD for Royal Mail; and he was
chair of the NHS Pay Review Body until 2017.
Following a campaign which did not result in an
appointment, the Secretary of State has, with the agreement
of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, appointed Mr
Cope on an interim basis to ensure the continued
availability of a Chair.
PSPRB provides the government with independent advice on
the remuneration of operational prison staff in the England
and Wales, and Northern Ireland Prison Services.
Public appointments to PSPRB are made by the Prime Minister
on the recommendation of the Justice Secretary in
consultation with Northern Ireland.
OBE MP, Minister of
State for Justice said:
I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has
appointed Mr Jerry Cope as interim Chair of the Prison
Service Pay Review Body for a period of one year which
commenced on 10 September 2018 and which ends on 9
September 2019.
Mr Cope will ensure that the Pay Review Body has the
necessary leadership while a recruitment campaign takes
place to identify a permanent Chair.
