MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES

1. The Committee has considered the Members' Allowances Scheme for 2004/05, in the light of recommendations from the Independent Remuneration Panel. In the main, little change was required to basic Members' allowances and special responsibility allowances, which are therefore uprated for inflation on the basis previously agreed, so that they remain in line with the APT&C staff pay increase. The current schedule is attached as an Appendix to this report.

2. There were two specific areas where the Committee agreed with the Independent Remuneration Panel that there had been substantial changes in individual responsibilities in the area of health review which would justify increased allowances being paid. A recommendation to increase the special responsibility allowances for the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Health Review Committee is set out below.|

3. The Committee also agreed with the proposal from the Independent Remuneration Panel that the childcare and dependants' carers' allowances should be tied to the same rates as those paid by Hampshire Social Services, and a recommendation to that effect appears below.

4. This report supports Aim 6 of the Corporate Strategy - Developing Councillors and staff - by recognising in financial terms the various responsibilities undertaken by elected Members and others to whom allowances are payable.

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the special responsibility allowance for the Chairman of the Health Review Committee be increased by £2,600 per annum and the special responsibility allowance for the Vice-Chairman of the Health Review Committee be increased by £650 per annum, both backdated to 1 April 2004.

2. That the childcare and dependants' carers' allowances be tied to the same rates as paid by Hampshire Social Services, namely -

- Dependants' carers' allowance - £7.84 an hour

- Childcare allowances - £4.00 an hour

T.K. THORNBER, CBE

Chairman

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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

MEMBERS ALLOWANCES SCHEME 2004/05

£

per annum

(i) Basic Allowance for Members of the County Council 10,963
Basic Allowance for Co-opted Members of the Education
Policy Review Committee 616.50

Basic Allowance for Independent Members of the

Standards Committee 616.50
Basic Allowance for Independent Remuneration Panel
Members 205.50

(ii) Special Responsibility Allowances

Only one special responsibility allowance is payable to any member under the scheme. The allowances in brackets will not be paid whilst the current
postholder receives a higher special responsibility allowance in respect of
another post.
£
per annum

The Executive:


Leader 26,458

Deputy Leader 15,875

Education member 15,875

Environment member 15,875

Recreation and Heritage member 15,875

Social Care member 15,875

Economic Development member (15,875)

Spatial Strategy member 15,875

Community Development and Regeneration member 15,875

Personnel and Training member 15,875

Communications, External Relationships and Efficiency member 15,875

(from 1 July 2004)

Non-portfolio member (currently none) (10,583)

Leaders of Political Groups:
Leader of Liberal Democrat Group 11,118
Leader of Labour Group 7,655

Chairmen of Policy Review Committees:
Policy and Resources 10,583

Education 10,583

Environment 10,583

Recreation and Heritage 10,583

Social Care 10,583

Health Review 10,583

Vice-Chairmen of Policy Review Committees:

Policy and Resources (3) 2,651

Education 2,651

Environment 2,651

Recreation and Heritage 2,651

Social Care 2,651

Health Review 2,651

Minority Parties' Spokesmen:

Liberal Democrats:
Policy and Resources (5,292)
Education 5,292
Environment 5,292

Recreation and Heritage 5,292
Social Care 5,292
Health Review 5,292


Labour:
Policy and Resources (2,651)
Education 2,651
Environment 2,651
Recreation and Heritage 2,651
Social Care 2,651
Health Review 2,651

Regulatory Committee:
Chairman 7,756

Vice-Chairman (1,927)

Standards Committee:

Chairman 5,292

Vice-Chairman 1,325

E-Champion 2,621