{
  "id": "courts_judiciary",
  "name": "Courts & Judiciary pay",
  "sector": "Justice & Legal",
  "organisation": "Courts & Judiciary",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "versionNote": "Illustrative; based on judicial salary schedules and court staff pay. Check gov.uk judicial salaries or MOJ for current rates.",
  "payBands": [
    {
      "band": "Usher / Court Associate",
      "min": 22000,
      "max": 27000,
      "increment": 1000,
      "typicalRole": "Usher / Court Associate",
      "spinePoints": [22000, 23000, 24000, 25000, 26000, 27000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    {
      "band": "Court Clerk",
      "min": 26000,
      "max": 32000,
      "increment": 1200,
      "typicalRole": "Court Clerk",
      "spinePoints": [26000, 27200, 28400, 29600, 30800, 32000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    {
      "band": "Legal Adviser",
      "min": 38000,
      "max": 52000,
      "increment": 2800,
      "typicalRole": "Legal Adviser",
      "spinePoints": [38000, 40800, 43600, 46400, 49200, 52000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    {
      "band": "Tribunal Judge",
      "min": 110000,
      "max": 115000,
      "increment": 2500,
      "typicalRole": "Tribunal Judge",
      "spinePoints": [110000, 111250, 112500, 113750, 115000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    {
      "band": "District Judge",
      "min": 106563,
      "max": 110826,
      "increment": 0,
      "typicalRole": "District Judge",
      "spinePoints": [106563, 110826],
      "yearsPerPoint": 2
    },
    {
      "band": "Circuit Judge",
      "min": 167167,
      "max": 173854,
      "increment": 0,
      "typicalRole": "Circuit Judge",
      "spinePoints": [167167, 173854],
      "yearsPerPoint": 2
    },
    {
      "band": "High Court Judge",
      "min": 210000,
      "max": 220000,
      "increment": 2500,
      "typicalRole": "High Court Judge",
      "spinePoints": [210000, 212500, 215000, 217500, 220000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    }
  ],
  "allowances": [
    { "id": "london_weighting", "label": "London weighting (court staff)", "type": "percentage", "defaultPercent": 0, "maxPercent": 15 }
  ],
  "roleToBand": {
    "usher": "Usher / Court Associate",
    "court-associate": "Usher / Court Associate",
    "court-clerk": "Court Clerk",
    "legal-adviser": "Legal Adviser",
    "tribunal-judge": "Tribunal Judge",
    "district-judge": "District Judge",
    "circuit-judge": "Circuit Judge",
    "high-court-judge": "High Court Judge"
  }
}