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Members' Allowances

Councillors' Allowance Scheme

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

  • A 'Basic Allowance' 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 £3,867.

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

£21,245
Deputy Leader with Portfolio
£  9,611
Cabinet Members with Portfolio
£  8,807
Chairman of Major Committee
Audit and Compliance
· Corporate Scrutiny Committee
· Community Overview Committee
· Development Control Committee
£  3,956
Chairman of Minor Committee
· Constitutional Advisory Committee
· Licensing Committee
· Personnel and General Purposes Committee
· Standards Committee
£  2,405
Vice-Chairman of Major or Minor Committee
£  1,167
Chairman of the Council
£  6,226
Vice-Chairman of the Council
£  1,186
Group Allowances
 
Conservative Group
£10,806
Liberal Democrat Group
£  1,385
People First Group
£    555

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 2009-2010


The following payments were made to councillors of Shepway District Council in the year ending 31 March 2009. 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     1,729.41      103.31    1,832.72
Barker     3,867.00    8,807.04        38.50  12,712.54
Beaumont     3,867.00       939.36      231.00    5,037.36
Belcourt     3,867.00     8,807.04   1,071.80  13,745.84 
Bliss     3,867.00  21,245.04      898.90  26,010.94
Bunting     3,867.00    1,960.26      123.95    5,951.21 
Carey     3,867.00    5,489.56      231.00    9,587.56
Carr     3,867.00     8,807.04      698.40  13,372.44
Carroll      3,867.00         3,867.00
Clifton-Holt A     3,867.00       916.63       511.50     5,295.13
Clifton-Holt T     3,190.27        125.12    3,315.39
Copping     3,867,00       277.92      295.00    4,439.92
Dawson     3,867.00       140.27      292.80                 4,300.07
Dearden     3,867.00     8,807.04          12,674.04
Dunning     3,867.00        231.17      143.44    4,241.61
Ewart-James      3,867.00       916.63      231.00    5,014.63
Gane     3,867.00     3,488.12     7,355.12
Goddard     3,867.00          691.96    4,558.96
Godfrey      3,867.00      3,956.04       231.00    8,054.04
Hayward     3,867.00         3,867.00
Hill     3,867.00         231.00      4,098.00
Holben      3,867.00        916.63       231.00    5,014.63
Hollingsbee     3,867.00     3,956.04       354.20    8,177.24
Johnson     3,867.00       916.63      231.00    5,014.63
Lawrence      1,482.35        1,482.35
Loseby      3,867.00          46.73      231.00    4,144.73
Love     3,867.00     8,807.04   1,779.84  14,453.88
Lyons     3,867.00          269.82    5,053.45
McNeice     3,867.00         231.00    4,098.00
Marsh     3,867.00        277.92      231.00    4,375.92
Martin     3,867.00       916.63

   4,783.63 

Matthews     3,190.27       190.57    3,380.84
Monk D     3,867.00      9,611.04     364.80   13,842.84
Monk P      3,867.00      3,956.04        7,823.04 
Newlands     3,867.00     1,388.04     651.15     5,906.19
North     3,867.00     3,455.42     448.35     7,770.77
Oliver        140.12          19.25        159.37
Owen      3,867.00      1,092.42        231.00     5,190.42
Pascoe      3,867.00        916.63      265.00      5,048.63 
Peall      3,867.00              3,867.00
Prater      3,867.00        467.92       4,334.92
Richardson     3,867.00     8,807.04   1,368.56   14,042.60
Sanger     3,867.00         231.00      4,098.00   
Stephenson     3,867.00           465.40     4,332.40
Tillson     3,867.00          916.63    1,249.92      6,033.55 
Wallace     3,867.00         231.00      4,098.00
Waters     3,867.00     8,807.04   1,532.60   14,206.64
Williams     3,867.00         164.18      4,031.18
Co-optees        
Carter           1,388.04       42.00     1,430.04
Cooney          998.68          998.68
Hobbs         648.96       55.20        704.16
Joynes              648.96           648.96 
Morgan          874.29              874.29
Tyler           648.96        648.96
Totals 176,013.42 131,125.81 17,054.34 329,401.46
Created : Tue,01 May 2007
Updated : Thu,08 Jul 2010


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