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That Council;
 
(a) 
Notes the requirements in relation to members’
allowances;
 
(b) 
Approves the establishment of an Independent Remuneration
Panel consisting of five members and invites the following to
participate as its members:
 
 • Mr Luke Bacon
• Mr Chris Davison
• Mr Gerard Dempsey
• Mr Craig Ellis
• Ms Sue Watts
 
(c)
Approves the appointment of the five members for a period ending on
the annual meeting of the Council to be held in May
2030;
 
(d)
Delegates authority to the Monitoring Officer, should the need
arise, to liaise with Independent Remuneration Panel Members from
other local authorities to fill any vacancy that may arise in Panel
membership prior to May 2030;
 
(e)
Delegates authority to the Monitoring Officer to arrange for the
reviews indicated in the report to be progressed, and to arrange
for the outcome of these reviews to be presented to the full
Council in due course.
 
Reason for
Decisions
 
Under the Local Government Act 2000
and Part 4 of the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England)
Regulations 2003, the Council is required to have regard to the
recommendations of an Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) before
it determines a scheme of allowances for its members.
 
Alternative
Options Considered

 
None, it is a statutory requirement
to have an Independent Remuneration Panel for Schemes of Members
Allowances.