Members' Allowances
Councillors do not receive a salary, but are paid an allowance and expenses to cover their costs.
The Local Government Act 2000 required all Local Authorities in England to set up an Independent Remuneration Panel to review their Members Allowance Scheme. The panel in Welwyn Hatfield usually reviews the scheme annually. The Panel is made up of local business and professional representatives.
Local Authorities must ensure the panels are convened before any changes to their allowance scheme. The recommendations of the panel then go to the next Council meeting. When making a decision the Council must pay regard to the panel's recommendations, although it is not obliged to accept or implement them.
Each councillor receives a basic allowance and some councillors also receive a special responsibility allowance, such as the Leader of the Council. The basic allowance of all councillors in Welwyn Hatfield is £4,630 pa. Special responsibility allowances are listed in the Summary of Allowances.
The following documents can be viewed:
- Summary of Allowances
- Welwyn Hatfield Scheme of Allowances
- Amounts paid to each member in allowances and expenses in 2007/08
- Amounts paid to each member in allowances and expenses in 2006/07
- Reports of the Independent Remuneration Panel -
For any further details please contact Margaret Edgar
Email: m.edgar@welhat.gov.uk
Tel: 01707 357443