The annual fitness to practice report has now been published with some interesting aspects in regards to how income and expenditure.
Andrea Sutcliffe has taken a lower salary ( £170-£175,000 FYE ) than her predecessor Jackie Smith who earned £200 - £205,000 FYE
Allowances paid to Council members in 2018–2019 amounted to £243,810 (2017–2018: £222,560).
Total reserves as at 31 March 2019 were £48.3 million
Income was £92million (5% increase) - £81.6million was spent ( 7% decrease ) Direct costs of fitness to practise were £39.1 million, down from £43.9 million in 2017–2018, a reduction of 11 percent.
Income from registrants’ fees was £85.2 million, a £1 million increase on 2017–2018. Income also includes £2.3 million (2017–2018: £2.3 million) from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the work on adding nursing associates to the register.
Also as income was a one-off £2.1 million refund from HM Revenue and Customs for income tax and National Insurance we had paid on the fees of fitness to practise panellists before 2012.