Highways Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012

Financial Statements: SECTION 10
Segmental Income
• Major Improvements income includes contributions from private developers who make contributions to
highways works by entering into an agreement with the Secretary of State under section 278 (s278) of
the Highways Act 1980 and also contributions from local authorities.
• Maintaining the Network income is mostly attributable to where the Agency claims compensation from
users of the network who damage the network.
• Traffic Management income is generated from the national vehicle recovery programme.
• Running Costs - Admin income is mostly attributable to rent recoveries where the Agency sub leases
parts of its office space.
• Other income is primarily interest received from Severn River Crossing Ltd and Midland
Expressway Ltd (MEL).
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3 Staff Numbers and Related Costs
3 (a) Staff costs
Staff costs comprise:
2011-12 2010-11
Permanent
staff Other Total Total
£000 £000 £000 £000
Wages and salaries 106,819 2,452 109,271 115,325
Social Security costs 8,235 - 8,235 8,390
Other pension costs 19,214 - 19,214 20,610
Sub Total 134,268 2,452 136,720 144,325
Capitalised staff costs (16,567) - (16,567) (20,258)
Less recoveries in respect of
outward secondments (70) - (70) (57)
Total net costs 117,631 2,452 120,083 124,010
Permanent staff are those staff with a permanent employment contract with the Agency. Wages and
salaries includes gross salaries, performance pay or bonuses, overtime, London weighting or London
allowances, recruitment and retention allowances, private office allowances, ex-gratia payments and any
other taxable allowances or payments as well as costs relating to agency, temporary and contract staff
engaged by the Agency on a contract to undertake a project or task. The payment of legitimate expenses
is not part of salary.
Highways Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12