WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL Members' Allowances Scheme 2019-2020
The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 require local authorities to make a scheme of allowances for their members and to establish and maintain an independent remuneration panel to make recommendations to the council about the scheme and the amounts to be paid. The Regulations make provision for London Councils to establish an independent Panel to exercise the functions of an independent remuneration panel on behalf of London borough councils. At its meeting on 17th July 2019 the Council decided not to accept the full amounts recommended by the Independent Panel in their report 'The Remuneration of Councillors in London' published in January 2018 and agreed to leave the rate of allowances, including Basic Allowance, unchanged for 2019-20. The rates adopted by the Council are:
Wandsworth Rate:
Independent Panel Recommendation:
Basic Allowance
Payable to all Members of the £10,597
£11,045
Special Responsibility Allowance
Leader of the Council_£40,670.25
£57,085
Executive Member_£28,516.41
£36,917 - £43,460
Chairman, Planning £28,516.41
£16,207 - £29,797
Applications Committee
Leader of the Opposition £28,516.41
£16,207 - £29,797
Chairman, Overview & £10,907.64
£16,207 - £29,797
Scrutiny Committee Chairman, Licensing £10,907.64
£16,207-£29,797
Committee Deputy Chairman, Overview & Scrutiny Committee £2,804.88
£2,582 - £9,397
Deputy Chairman, Planning Applications Committee £2,804.88
£2,582 - £9,397
Opposition Chief Whip_£2,804.88
£2,582 - £9,397
Deputy Leader of the Opposition £2,804.88
Co-optee Allowance £746.54
Standards Committee (Independent Persons) £400.00
Adoption and Fostering Allowance, total must not exceed £4,400.00
Dependant Carers Allowance - hourly rate £10.55
The Basic Allowance covers all intra-Borough travel costs and subsistence. Members of the Council may claim reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses for travel outside the Borough on approved duties only, under the same rules and entitlements applied to Council officers.
The Members' Allowances Schemes for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 and a committee report setting out the amounts paid to each councillor in the year 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 are available on the Council's Website (

) or for inspection at the Customer Services Centre, Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street London SW18 2PU, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays, between 9.00am and 4.30pm.
Dated 30th August 2019
Town Hall
LONDON
SW18 2PU
Paul Martin Chief Executive