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Decision details
Members' allowance index review
Decision Maker: Cabinet, Full Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To present the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) for consideration
Under the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 Reg 10(5), the local authority must not rely on the annual index that it uses for longer than a period of four years before seeking a further recommendation from the Independent Remuneration Panel established in respect of that authority on the application of an index to its scheme.
The panel had previously sat in November 2014 and have reconvened in October 2018 interviewing and researching for a new report that will be presented in December 2018Decisions:
Jane Hartnell, Director of Corporate Services and Governance presented a report on the Members’ Allowance Index Review. The purpose of this was to present the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) to Cabibnet and seek theirendorsement before the report is put to Full Council for consideration.
The Council’s Independent Remuneration panel (IRP) last sat in 2014 to consider Members’ Allowances. Under the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, the local authority must not rely on the annual index that it uses for more than four years. The IRP was reconvened in early October 2018.
The recommendations that the IRP put forward are set out in the report and attached appendix.
Councillor Rogers proposed the recommendations, which was seconded by Councillor S Beaney.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that:
1. The recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration panel be referred to Full Council for consideration.
Reason for this Recommendation was:
To present the outcome of the review the index applied to calculate Members’ allowances in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 which Full Council will need to consider.
Report author: Coral Harding
Publication date: 11/04/2019
Date of decision: 03/12/2018
Decided at meeting: 03/12/2018 - Cabinet
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