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Members' Allowances

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Members' Allowance Scheme

The allowances which may be paid to elected members of a local authority are:

  • A'basic allowance' paid at the same rate to all councillors. This allowance must be provided
  • Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA). This and the other allowances set out below may be provided
  • Childcare and dependant carers' allowance
  • Travel and Subsistence Allowance.

The Basic Allowance is intended to recognise the time commitment of all councillors including meetings with officers and constituents and attendance at political group meetings and to cover incidental costs. The amount payable is £3,579.

Special Responsibility Allowance may be paid to councillors with significant additional responsibilities. Where one political group is in control of the council at least one SRA should be payable to a member of a minority group.The amount payable is:

Leader of the Council with Portfolio

£20,236
Deputy Leader with Portfolio
 £ 9,154
Cabinet Members with Portfolio
 £ 8,388
Chairman of Major Committee
Audit and Compliance
· Corporate Scrutiny Committee
· Community Overview Committee
· Development Control Committee
 £ 3,768
Chairman of Minor Committee
· Constitutional Advisory Committee
· Licensing Committee
· Personnel and General Purposes Committee
· Standards Committee
 £ 1,322
Vice-Chairman of Major or Minor Committee
 £ 377
Chairman of the Council
 £ 5,930
Vice-Chairman of the Council
 £ 1,130
Group Allowances
  
Conservative Group
 £ 9,240
Liberal Democrat Group
£ 2,376
People First Group
 £ 528

Childcare and Dependant Carers' Allowance may be paid to councillors who incur expenditure for the care of children or dependant relatives whilst undertaking particular duties, as specified in the 2001 Regulations.

Members' Allowances 2007-2008


The following payments were made to councillors of Shepway District Council in the year ending 31 March 2008. Allowances are a contribution towards the costs of councillors' constituency work as well as their Council duties. All councillors are paid a Basic Allowance annually. Special Responsibility Allowances are paid to some councillors to recognise additional responsibilities they carry out for the Council. Travel, Subsistence and Other Allowances are paid against expenditure actually incurred. Allowances, where appropriate, are treated as taxable income.
Councillor Basic Special Responsibility
Allowance

Travel/Subsistence
and Other Allowances

Total
£ £ £ £
Acres-Ashworth     3,388.49      202.47    3,590.96
Andrews        346.61        124.39          471.00 
Ashworth     3,774.00       211.75      239.71    4,225.46
Baker        346.61         30.29       376.90
Barker     3,774.00    8,347.89      225.51  12,347.40
Beaumont     3,774.00    2,570.90      753.54    7,098.44
Belcourt     3,388.49     7,533.03      755.77  11,677.29 
Birchmore        346.61        20.71       367.32
Bliss     3,774.00  20,150.11   1,965.68  25,889.79
Bunting     3,774.00    5,712,23      108.80    9,595.03
Bushell        346.61       346.61
Buss        346.61       354.52       701.13
Callahan        346.61        20.71       367.32
Carey     3,774.00      307.21    4,081.21
Carr     3,388.49      7,533.03      704.00  11,625.52
Carroll      3,388.49         3,388.49
Caruana        346.61       346.61
Clifton-Holt     3,388.49        833.35    1,025.07     5,246.91
Copping     3,774,00    1,016.34      427.83    5,218.17
Crees        346.61       105.56        20.71       427.88
Cufley        346.61       789.19        20.71    1,156.51
Culshaw        346.61         35.47       382.08
Dawson     3,774.00    1,048.41      428.20                 5,250.61
Dearden     3,388.49     3,383.56        32.00    6,804.05
Dickinson        346.61         35.47        20.71       402.79
Dunning     3,388.49        338.31      3,726.80
Ewart-James      3,388.49         202.47    3,590.96
Farmer        346.61       346.61
Gane     3,774.00     3,383.56     7,157.56
George        346.61         67.74       414.35
Goddard     3,388.49          447.27    3,835.76
Godfrey      3,388.49      3,383.56       304.87     7,076.92
Harris        346.61        20.71       367.32
Hayward     3,774.00        863.35    4,637.35
Hill     3,388.49         202.47      3,590.96
Holben      3,388.49         833.35      202.47    4,424.31
Hollingsbee     3,774.00     3,420.17    1,143.35    8,337.52
Johnson     3,388.49     1,010.81      202.47    4,601.77
Loseby      3,388.49         542.87    3,931.36
Love     3,774.00     7,661.47   1,091.85  12,527.32
McNeice     3,388.49         202.47    3,590.96
Lyons      3,388.49         833.35       209.11    4,430.95
MacMillan        346.61          19.39       366.00
Maile        346.61          67.74       73.51       487.86
Marsh     3,774.00        609.19     225.51    4,608.70
Martin     3,774.00        863.35

   4,637.35

Maskell        346.61       80.71       427.32
Matthews        346.61        354.52       44.71       745.84
Monk D     3,774.00      9,110.25       21.20   12,905.45
Monk P      3,388.49         338.31        3,726.80 
Newlands     3,774.00     8,322.22     871.11   12,967.33
Nolan        346.61       20.71       367.32
North     3,774.00     7,562.10     203.03   11,539.13
Oliver     3,388.49        270.55     3,659.04
Owen      3,388.49         338.31      202.47     3,929.27
Pascoe      3,388.49      1,010.81      272.45      4,671.75 
Peall      3,352.68           35.81      3,388.49
Prater      3,388.49          3,388.49
Preston        346.61       749.23       20.71     1,116.55
Richardson     3,774.00     7,569.64   2,227.83   13,571.47
Sanger     3,388.49         202.47      3,590.96   
Smith. C        346.61        20.71        367.32
Smith. P        346.61      210.51        557.12
Stephenson     3,774.00          30.00      617.88     4,421.88
Tillson     3,388.49           833.35      869.23     5,091.07 
Waddell        346.61        346.61
Wallace     3,388.49         202.47      3,590.96 
Waters     3,774.00     6,268.22   1,365.51   11,407.73
White        346.61        19.11        437.72
Williams     3,388.49      1,187.48      4,575.97
Wood Brignall        270.15       270.15
Hobbs         458,43         458.43 
Joynes              337.60          337.60 
Carter           779.17        70.30       849.47
Tyler           337.60       337.60
McGurran             56.48           56.48
Burrows             56.48           56.48
Totals 172,133.72 128,906.84 20,236.41 321,276.97
* Ceased to be Councillors during 2006/07
Created : Tue,01 May 2007
Updated : Fri,05 Sep 2008