LEGAL action brought by three Civil Service unions against the government’s alleged failure to consult over a new pay cap will be heard in October.

The FDA, Prospect and PCS – representing 200,000 civil servants – announced earlier this month that they were seeking a judicial review of the government’s new 1.5 per cent pay cap.

By contrast, other public-sector workers, including teachers, doctors and police officers, were awarded pay increases of up to 3.5 per cent in July.