East Cambridgeshire - Members Allowances Scheme
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EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEMBERS ALLOWANCES SCHEME - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT in accordance with Section 22 of the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel has made recommendations on the level of allowances to be paid to District Councillors as set out below.
Basic Allowance - Each Councillor:
Current: £6,230.29 per annum
Proposed: £6,977.93 per annum
Special Responsibility Allowances (per annum):
| Committees | Recommended Chair | Recommended Vice Chair |
Current Chair |
Current Vice-Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Committees: | ||||
| Finance & Assets | £5,338.89 | £2,669.45 | £5084.66 | £1694.89 |
| Operational Services | £5,338.89 | £2,669.45 | £5084.66 | £1694.89 |
| Regulatory Committees: | ||||
| Planning Committee | £5,694.82 | £2,847.41 | £5084.66 | £2542.32 |
| Licensing Committee | £5,338.89 | £2,669.45 | £3389.76 | £1129.82 |
| Audit Committee | £5,338.89 | £2,669.45 | £5084.66 | £1694.89 |
| Sub Committee and Working Party | £88.98 per month |
£29.63 per month |
£84.74 per month |
£28.22 per month |
| Planning Committee Ordinary Member (New Proposal) |
£1,138.96 (20% of Planning Cttee Chair’s SRA) |
N/A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Committee Substitute Member (New Proposal) |
(50% of Planning Cttee Ordinary Member SRA) |
N/A |
Leadership & Co-Optees Roles - Recommended - Current
Leader of Council £12,711.63 - £10,169.30
Deputy Leader of Council - £6,355.83 - £5084.66
Leader of Lead Political Group - £6,355.83 - £5084.66
Leader of Main Opposition Group - £6,355.83 - £5084.66
Deputy Leader of Main Opposition Group - £3,177.90 - £2542.32
Other Political Group Leader (Group of 5 or more) - £6,355.83 - £5084.66
Other Political Group Leader (Group of less than 5) £1,271.15 £ pro rata by number of Members 1016.92
Group Spokesperson for each Committee at 20% of the relevant Chairman’s Special Responsibility Allowance
Chair of Council - £5,932.10 - £5649.62
Vice-Chair of Council - £2,966.05 - £2824.80
Independent Person (x2) - £1,186.42 - £1129.92
Parish/Town Council Member of Finance & Assets Hearings Sub-Committee (x2) - £326.27 - £310.73
Combined Authority Allowances - Recommended - Current
Combined Authority (CA) Board Member - £5,932.10 - £5649.62
CA Board Deputy Member - £1,779.64 - £1694.89
CA O&S Committee Member - £1,779.64 - £1694.89
CA Audit & Governance Cttee Member - £949.14 - £903.94
CA Executive Committee Member (if not Board Member or Deputy) - £949.14 - £903.94
CA Committee Substitute Member (if not Board Member or Deputy) - £237.29
Travel and Subsistence Allowances:
| (a) Private Cars 45p per mile (Inland Revenue rate) (b) Motorcycle and Cycle: Motorcycle 24p per mile (Inland Revenue rate) Bicycle 20p per mile (Inland Revenue rate) (c) Public Transport Necessary travel to be refunded on receipt of claims, paid at Standard or Second Class rate. (d) Day subsistence: (i) Breakfast allowance (More than 4 hours away from normal place of residence or where the authority permits, a lesser period, before 11 am) £10.00; (ii) Lunch allowance (more than 4 hours away from normal place of residence or where the authority permits, a lesser period, including the lunchtime between 12 noon and 2 pm) £15.00; (iii) Tea allowance (more than 4 hours away from normal place of residence or where the authority permits, a lesser period, including the period 3 pm to 6 pm) £6.00; (iv) Evening meal allowance (more than 4 hours away from the normal place of residence or where the authority permits, a lesser period, ending after 7 pm) £20.00. (e) Overnight subsistence For an absence overnight from the usual place of residence the rate will be based on actual reimbursement for a reasonable area rate of accommodation. Payment should not exceed the cost of 3 star or equivalent accommodation and claims for overnight stays within Cambridgeshire will not be approved. Residency Criteria (New Proposal) Travelling and Subsistence Allowances to be applicable from normal place of residence for Council, Committee, Sub-Committee and Working Party meetings only. For other ‘approved duties’, Travelling and Subsistence Allowances to be applicable from a designated location within the District only |
No change No change Current: £7.50 |
|---|
| Creche or Dependent Carer’s Expenses Councillors to be able to claim up to £30 per hour, with payment upon presentation of receipts |
Current: Hourly rate to accord to National Living Wage |
|---|---|
| Special Conditions - SRAs Councillors only be allowed to claim a maximum of 3 SRAs |
Current: Councillors only be allowed to claim maximum of 2 SRAs |
| Indexation The Basic Allowance and Special Responsibility Allowances indexed to the level of the local government staff pay award for the year concerned. |
No change |
| Pension Scheme Eligibility No longer applicable - Government stated that Councillors who are not existing members of Local Government Pension Scheme on 1 April 2014 may not join the scheme after that date. |
N/A |
Copies of the full report are available on the Council’s Website www.eastcambs.gov.uk and free of charge on request from Democratic Services (ring 01353 665555) and for inspection at the Council Offices, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, between 8.45am and 5pm, Mondays to Thursdays and 8.45am and 4.30pm on Fridays.
The report of the Independent Remuneration Panel will be considered at the full Council meeting on 20 February 2024, in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, The Grange, Ely. Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting.
John Hill, Chief Executive
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