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Pay and conditions handbooks

  • Blue book

    The Soulbury Committee determines the pay and conditions for approximately 10,500 staff including educational improvement professionals, educational psychologists and young people's/community service managers.

  • Burgundy book

    The Burgundy Book sets out national conditions of service for school teachers in England and Wales and is an essential reference document for schools.

  • Chief executives' handbook

    National salary framework and conditions of service for local authority chief executives

  • Chief officers' handbook

    Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers in Local Authorities handbook

  • Blind workshops' employees handbook

    National Joint Council for Workshops for the Blind - scheme of conditions of service

  • Gold book

    Gold book - National Joint Council for Brigade Managers of Fire and Rescue Services, Constitution and scheme of conditions of service

  • Green book

    National agreement on pay and conditions of service for local government services

  • Grey book

    Grey book - National Joint Council For Local Authorities' Fire Brigades, Scheme of conditions of service - sixth edition

  • Orange book

    Report of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers in Residential Establishments

  • Pink book

    Report of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers

  • Red book

    Includes the full, current agreements of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Local Authority Craft and Associated Employees.

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