- Houghton Regis Town Council has agreed not to pay any councillor allowances.
What allowances can be paid?
In summary, the allowances which are or may be payable to members of local authorities are as follows: basic allowance, special responsibility allowance, dependants’ carers’ allowance, travelling and subsistence allowance.
EIM65960 - Local Government Councillors and civic dignitaries in England: ODPM guidance: Part One: members' allowances. Employment Income Manual LINK to gov.uk
Here's what various councils pay out in 2014:
DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL
"A Parish Basic Allowance shall be paid to each councillor. This sum will be equal to 20%
of the basic allowance paid to members of the West Dorset District Council and, in the year
ending 31 March 2012 will be £978. "
http://www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk/docs/downloads/Allowances-Scheme.pdf
BOLSOVER SCHEME
"The Panel accept that a rate of pay similar to that
applied in the Bolsover Scheme based on a rate of £12.80 per hour
was appropriate.
(iv) Using the above factors the Panel was able to calculate the basic
allowance as follows:
- 10 hours per month = 120 hours per year
- 120 hours x £12.80 = £1536.5
- 90% deduction to account for the voluntary nature of the role =
£154 p.a
original link: http://opengov.ambervalley.gov.uk/docarc/docviewer.aspx?docGuid=1795a97cca434e4584cf5abfd31af804
REPORT TO PARISH AND TOWN COUNCILS WITHIN THE
SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT BY THE PARISH
REMUNERATION PANEL
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15
The Parish Remuneration Panel (PRP) recommends that for Parish and
Town Councils which choose to pay a Parish Basic Allowance the level of
such allowance should be set at £30.00 per annum and the Chairman’s allowance be set at £60.00 per annum.
HENFIELD PARISH COUNCIL
from 17th May 2011 until the 31st March 2012
The amount of the Parish basic allowance payable to each Parish Councillor shall be £430 per annum.
UPLYME PARISH COUNCIL – Payment of expenses to Council members
At the meeting on 10/11/2010, the Parish Basic Allowance was set at £50 per annum.
http://uplymeparishcouncil.org
Upper Beeding Parish Council
Date: 4th November 2003
That all Parish Councillors be entitled to receive a basic allowance of not
exceeding £250 per annum (being 9.4% of the District Councillors’ basic
allowances).
http://upperbeeding-pc.gov.uk/
ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL
REPORT OF ARUN DISTRICT PARISH REMUNERATION PANEL
MARCH 2010
TOWN/PARISH BASIC ALLOWANCE
"recommends that all Town/Parish Councillors should be entitled to
receive a parish basic allowance which should not exceed £487 per
annum. The Panel is required by Regulation 29(2) to express this
figure as a percentage of the District Council’s Members’ Basic
Allowance. This equates to 10%. "
RYE TOWN COUNCIL
£0
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Rochford
http://rochford.gov.uk/
Great Wakering Parish Council
Recommendations: Basic allowance - £567 per annum
Hockley Parish Council
Recommendations: Basic Allowance – 30% of the Rochford District Council basic allowance, which equates to £1,275 per annum, to recognise the achievement of Quality Parish status.
Rayleigh Town Council
Recommendations: Basic allowance – 30% of the Rochford District Council basic allowance, which equates to £1,275 per annum, to recognise the achievement of Quality Parish status.
Rochford Parish Council
Recommendations: Basic allowance – £350 per annum
Brixham Town Council
effect from 20 July 2007 to 31 March 2008
Scheme for each year a basic allowance of £241 shall be paid to each councillor.
Cuxton Parish Council
has set the allowance at £88.71 per annum.
October 2008
http://www.cuxtonpc.kentparishes.gov.uk/
Sleaford Town Council (2007)
10% of District Council Basic Allowance, i.e. the sum of £408 per year
Brymton Parish Council (2005)
£100 per Councillor.
Crowborough Town Council
2014/2015 Basic Allowance £1200
http://buxtedvillage.org.uk/
SUTTON VALENCE PARISH COUNCIL
Panel recommendation 15% of the Borough Council’s basic Allowance (namely £700)
