At Wednesday’s Isle of Wight council bi-monthly meeting, councillors will be considering a recommendation from the Independent Remuneration Panel to apply a 2% increase to their Basic Allowance.
If agreed, this would increase the Basic Allowance, paid to councillors for their services, to £7,854 per annum.
Those who have other responsibilities, such as Cabinet members and chairs of committee, also receive a Special Responsibility Allowance.
Panel: Increase is “appropriate, justifiable, and equitable”
The report for Wednesday’s full council meeting states:
The Independent Remuneration Panel has considered a range of evidence and benchmarking data in reaching its conclusions and believes its recommendations are appropriate, justifiable, and equitable.
The increase would see Leader of the Isle of Wight council, Cllr Dave Stewart, paid a total of £23,553 per annum (made up of allowances: Basic and Leader of the council allowance). Cllr Stewart is also chair of the Police and Crime Panel, but does not claim that allowance.
Details of all Special Responsibility Allowances are outlined below. The relevant members receive these on top of their basic allowance of £7,854 per annum.
| Position | Multiplier of the basic | Special Responsibility Allowance |
|---|---|---|
| Leader | 2 | £15,708 .00 |
| Deputy Leader | 1.25 | £9,817.50 |
| Cabinet Member | 1 | £7,854.00 |
| Scrutiny Chair | 1 | £7,854.00 |
| Scrutiny Vice Chair | 0.2 | £1570.80 |
| Adult Social Care and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee Chair | 0.6 | £4,712.40 |
| Children’s Policy and Scrutiny Committee Chair | 0.5 | £3,927.00 |
| Regeneration and Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee Chair | 0.5 | £3,927.00 |
| Audit Chair | 0.4 | £3,141.60 |
| Planning Chair | 0.8 | £6,283.20 |
| Planning Vice Chair | 0.2 | £1,570.80 |
| Licensing Chair | 0.3 | £2,356.20 |
| Pension Fund Chair | 0.4 | £3,141.60 |
| Appeals Chair | 0.2 | £1,570.80 |
| Chairman of Council | 0.7 | £5,497.80 |
| Vice Chairman of Council | 0.2 | £1,570.80 |
| Leaders of Groups of 5 or more | 0.1 | £785.40 |
| Leaders of Groups of 10 or more | 0.2 | £1,570.80 |
| Hampshire Police and Crime Panel Chair (not paid for from the Isle of Wight Council budget) | 0.6 | £4,712.40 |
The report
Full details can be found in the paper embedded below. Click on the full screen icon to see larger version.
Article edit
Reference to leader’s allowances corrected in our report from him being able to claim all relevant allowances (totaling £29,845.20 per annum) to the correct amount of basic allowance plus one Special Responsibility Allowance (£23,553).
