HAMBLETON DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES SCHEME 2018/19

HAMBLETON DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES SCHEME 2018/19
Members are entitled to receive allowances and expenses when
undertaking their duties as Councillors.
The Scheme comprises:-
• a basic allowance per Member;
• additional allowances based on the special responsibilities that some
Members have;
• travel and subsistence allowances.
The Scheme is as follows:-
Quantum Payment
£
Basic N/A 6,050
Leader 4.00 24,200
Deputy Leader 2.00 12,100
Chairman of Council 0.75 4,538
Minority Group Leader (only
applicable to a group of 5 or more
Members)
0.25 1,512
Chairman of Planning Committee 1 6,050
Chairman of Audit, Governance
and Standards Committee
0.25 1,512
Chairman of Scrutiny Committee 0.75 4,538
Chairman of Licensing Committee 0.25 1,512
Cabinet Member 1.50 9,075
Dependant Carer’s Allowance
- National minimum
wage (currently
£7.83) with a
maximum of 10
hours per week
Independent Persons - 256
All Members will receive the Basic Allowance. Those with special
responsibilities will receive the Allowances indicated in addition to the
Basic Allowance. The Special Responsibility Allowance will be the
Basic Allowance multiplied by the Quantum indicated for that Special
Responsibility Allowance.
No Member can receive more than one Special Responsibility
Allowance.
SUBSISTENCE RATES
£
Breakfast 8.00
Lunch 11.00
Tea (absence after 6.30pm) 5.00
Dinner (absence after 8.30pm) 14.00
Notes: Tea or Dinner may be claimed but not both.
The Allowance is irrespective of the actual cost of the meal.
ACCOMMODATION RATES
£
Other Up to £81
Major Cities Up to £105
London Up to £138
Conferences
(National Conferences attended by Members and
Chief Officers)
Actual Costs
Note: Where not included in the accommodation charge, the cost
of all meals will be reimbursed up to £20 per meal upon production
of receipts. In the absence of receipts, Subsistence Rates will apply.
TRAVEL RATES
Travel by Member’s own private motor vehicle
Car mileage rate per mile:
Not exceeding 999cc 45.0p
1000cc – 1199cc 45.0p
1200cc and above 45.0p
Motorcycle rate per mile 24.0p
Bicycle rate per mile 20.0p
Carriage of Passengers to whom a Travelling Allowance would otherwise
be Payable
In respect of each passenger not exceeding four, an additional 3.0p
a mile for the first passenger and 2.0p a mile for the second and
subsequent passengers.
Dr Justin Ives
Chief Executive
1 April 2018