The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2001

Publicity for allowance schemes

9.—(1) Regulation 26A of the 1991 Regulations shall not apply to district, county or London borough councils.

(2) After regulation 26A (2) of the 1991 Regulations there shall be inserted—

“(3) This regulation is subject to regulation 9 of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2001.”

(3) A district, county or London borough council shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the making or amendment of an allowance scheme make arrangements for its publication by—

(a) ensuring that copies of the scheme are available for inspection by members of the public at the principal office of the authority, at all reasonable hours, and

(b) publishing in one or more newspapers circulating in their area, a notice which—

(i) states that the authority have made or amended a scheme for allowances and specifies the period of time for which the scheme has effect;

(ii) describes the main features of the scheme and specifies the amounts of each allowance mentioned in that scheme;

(iii) states that in making or amending the scheme, the authority complied with their functions in accordance with regulation 3 of these regulations in having regard to the recommendations of an independent remuneration panel;

(iv) describes the main features of that panel’s recommendations and specifies the recommended amounts of each allowance mentioned in its report in respect of that authority;

(v) states that copies of the scheme are available at the principal office of the authority for inspection by members of the public at such times as may be specified by the authority in the notice, and

(vi) specifies the address of the principal office of the authority at which such copies are made available.

(4) A district, county or London borough council shall supply a copy of the scheme to any person who requests a copy and who pays to the authority such reasonable fee as the authority may determine.

(5) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of a year to which a scheme relates, a district, county or London borough council shall make arrangements for the publication within the authority’s area of the total sum paid by them in the year under the scheme to each member in respect of each of the following—

(a) basic allowance;

(b) special responsibility allowance;

(c) attendance allowance, and

(d) allowances in respect of arranging for the care of children or dependants in accordance with regulation 8.