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LSB and OLC chiefs on quango top-earners list

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Edmonds: around £65,000 for at least 70 days a year

The heads of both the Legal Services Board (LSB) and Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) are in the list of those working at quangos who earn more than £150,000, which was released by the Cabinet Office today.

LSB chairman David Edmonds is in a band of £60,000 to £64,000 for a time commitment of at least 70 days a year, while chief executive Chris Kenny receives a salary of £160,000 to £164,999. Elizabeth France, who chairs the OLC, receives £75,000 to £79,999 for a time commitment of at least 80 days a year, and chief executive Adam Sampson’s salary is £150,000 to £154,999.

Suma Chakrabarti, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, receives slightly more than the chief executives of the LSB and OLC, which are attached to the ministry, at £180,000 to £184,999.

Zahida Manzoor, the Legal Services Ombudsman, was in the same band at Chris Kenny until her other role as Legal Services Complaints Commissioner ceased on 3 April, taking her below the £150,000 threshold.

Former Law Society chief executive Janet Paraskeva, who recently became a Dame, appears twice on the list: as First Civil Service Commissioner she receives £120,000 to £124,999 (equal to 0.6 full-time salary) and as chairwoman of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission she receives £95,000 to £99,999 for a two-day week. These are on top of various other appointments.

Other legal figures of interest on the list are:

Cabinet Office minister Frances Maude said the release of the figures was the latest example of how “transparency is fast becoming an integral part of everything we do”.