The Members' Allowances survey draws together in one place information on member allowance schemes across councils in England. The surveys enable authorities to compare and review their own member allowance scheme against other authoritie via an interactive benchmarking file.
Members' allowances survey 2008
The 2008 survey is the latest such survey and received responses from 324 authorities (84 per cent). It requested details of the basic allowance, special responsibility allowances, dependent carers allowance, childcare allowance, travel allowance, bicycle allowance, subsistence allowance and access to pension schemes.
All local authorities in England have independent remuneration panels that review their allowances and provide advice on authorities' schemes. Allowances are intended to recompense properly the time necessary and the level of responsibility of the roles of councillors, whilst incorporating a strong public service discount.
- Councillors' basic allowance in 2008 averaged £6,099 per annum (ranging from £4,194 – max: £9,978).
- Leader's allowance averaged £17,753 (ranging from £11,490 in shire districts to £37,486 in London boroughs).
- Cabinet/ executive members' allowances averaged £9,710 (ranging from £6,083 in shire districts to £22,028 in London boroughs.
The following document contains more of the findings as well as analyses by type of authority and region:
The following document has details of individual authorities' allowances schemes and enables comparisons to be made with similar authorities as defined by a range of criteria:
Members' allowances survey 2006
- Councillors' basic allowance for 2006 averaged £5,648 (ranging from £3,991 in shire districts to £9,512 in metropolitan districts).
- Leaders' allowances averaged £16,356 (ranging from £11,065 in shire districts to £31,784 in London boroughs)
- Cabinet/executive members' allowances averaged £9,243 (ranging from £5,994 in shire districts to £17,634 in London boroughs).
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