Statutory
West Sussex County Council -Local Authorities (Members Allowances)
RH13•Published 07/08/25
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West Sussex County Council
Local Authorities (Member Allowances) Regulations 2003
West Sussex County Council hereby gives notice that it operates a Members’ Allowance Scheme based on the recommendations of its Independent Remuneration Panel. The current Scheme, in place since May 2025, is on the County Council’s website www.westsussex.gov.uk. A table of amounts paid to each councillor in the last financial year is also on the website. Current allowances and expenses are set out below.
| Allowance or Expense (SRA = special responsibility allowance) |
£ per role or rate payable |
| Basic Allowance paid to all councillors | 14,450 |
| Chairman of the County Council SRA | 22,090 |
| Leader of the Council SRA | 37,491 |
| Vice-Chairman of the County Council SRA | 9,360 |
| Cabinet Member and Deputy Leader SRA | 27,141 |
| Cabinet Member SRA | 24,125 |
| Leaders of Minority Parties with at least three members SRA. (increases by £500 per group member up to £15,997 max) |
5,705 |
| Chairman of committees SRA | 10,554 |
| Adviser to a Cabinet Member SRA | 4,928 |
| Member of the Fostering Panel SRA | 4,108 |
| Childcare Support Carer’s Allowance maximum annual rate |
4,299 |
| Dependant Carer’s Allowance maximum annual rate |
9,088 |
| Car, van or motorcycle mileage | 45p per mile |
| Bicycle mileage | 20p per mile |
| Public Transport | Standard Fare |
| Taxi, when other public transport is not available. | Actual cost |
| Breakfast allowance (away from home over 4 hours) |
7.89 |
| Lunch allowance (away from home over 4 hours) | 10.87 |
| Dinner allowance (away from home over 4 hours) | 13.47 |
| Dinner allowance (away overnight stay) | 33.41 |
| Hotel allowance, up to maximum. | 180 |
Tony Kershaw
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