Policy note
GPD-PN 03/26: Mega Project delivery bodies pay freedoms
How programmes and projects with Mega Project status can obtain senior pay freedoms for their delivery bodies.
A policy note from Government Project Delivery setting out the process for agreeing senior pay delegations for Mega Project delivery bodies.
From April 2026, programmes and projects with, or seeking, Mega Project status can agree senior pay freedoms.
This policy note signposts to Government Project Delivery’s ‘Process for agreeing senior pay freedoms for Mega Project delivery bodies’. It provides context for the process and sets out which organisations may be eligible, and what to do if an organisation already has a pay agreement with HM Treasury.
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