Walsall Council - Local Authorities Members Allowances

WALSALL COUNCIL

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

MEMBER’S ALLOWANCES) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2003

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, the Council must publish the findings of the Independent Remuneration Panel as soon as practicable after the making or amendment of Member Allowances Scheme.

In July 2025, the Independent Remuneration Panel (the Panel) produced a report on its findings and recommendations to the Council’s Member’ Allowances. At its meeting on 29 September 2025, Council consider the following recommendation of the Panel:

1. That there be no change to the structure of the existing allowances as shown below:

Basic Allowance £13,886

Special Responsibility Allowances

Leader of the Council £40,880

Deputy Leader of the Council £23,979

Other Group Leaders (Group threshold at a minimum of 6 seats or 10% whichever is greater of the Council Membership £12,979
Cabinet Members £19,528

Regulatory Committees Chairs and Scrutiny Chairs:
Audit Committee £9,947

Appointments Panel £6,221

Planning Committee £12,802

Employment Appeals Subs £6,221

Licensing & Safety Committee £12,187

Taxi Licensing Sub-Committees £6,221

Standards Committee £6,221

Health and Wellbeing Board £6,221

Corporate Parenting Board £6,221

Scrutiny Committee Chairs £12,586

Independent Members £774

Independent Chair of the Audit Committee £6,070

Cabinet Support Assistant £1,952

Other Allowances
Carers Allowance £1100 a year

Travel & Subsistence Officer rates outside West Midlands

2. That annual updating of member allowances should remain linked to the NJC employees’ award except where council staff agree a lower percentage rise, freeze or reduction. In years where the pay award is a fixed value (rather than a percentage) the annual updating of Members Allowances will be the actual percentage of increase received at Scale Point 44.
A copy of the full report of the Independent Remuneration Panel can be viewed on the Council’s CMIS Page. It is also available for inspection by members of the public
at Walsall Council, Lichfield Street, Walsall, WS1 1TW. This document may be inspected on Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Edwina Adefehinti
Interim Director of Governance
Walsall Council