Recommendation from the Governance Committee - Recommendations from the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP)

January 15, 2026 Full Council (Other) Approved View on council website
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RESOLVED
  

1.     Travel for those
receiving a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA)
 
The existing practice as set out in Section 8f
of the Constitution – Members Allowance Scheme as below be
confirmed:
 
“The SRA is paid to recognise the
additional commitment and time required to fulfil each role and
covers subsistence and travel for attending meetings not listed in
Appendix A.”
 
  
2.     SRA for the
Chair of the new Governance Committee
  
The SRA for the Chair of the Governance
Committee continue and be set at the current SRA of
£3,159.71.
 
3.     Annual
review of expenditure and benchmarking
 
There be no increase in the Council’s
Basic Allowance other than the annual increase in line with Local
Authority employee pay increase.
 

Related Meeting

Full Council - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 11.00 am on January 15, 2026

Supporting Documents

IRP 20 OCT 2025 Notes.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date15 Jan 2026