The Strategic Planning (Composition of Panels and Qualifying Expenditure) (Wales) Regulations 2016

Qualifying expenditure

12.—(1) The following descriptions of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by a panel are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 2A to the 2004 Act—

(a) costs of wages or salary, pension contributions and compulsory or voluntary redundancy costs or other staff costs;

(b) remuneration of a nominated member of a panel;

(c) lease and/or rental costs associated with the hire of premises;

(d) costs in respect of rates and utilities in relation to which a panel is liable in connection with its occupation of premises;

(e) professional fees, consultancy fees and technical fees;

(f) costs associated with the functions of a panel in relation to strategic plan preparation and review in accordance with Part 6 of the 2004 Act;

(g) equipment costs including purchase, leasing or maintenance of furniture, furnishings, computer software and hardware costs;

(h) remuneration of any co-opted member of a panel and for the purpose of this paragraph, a co-opted member is not a nominated member of a panel;

(i) costs associated with enabling a panel to undertake its functions under Part 6 of the 2004 Act.

(2) The costs of remuneration of a constituent local planning authority member of a panel are not qualifying expenditure for the purposes of paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 2A to the 2004 Act.

(3) In this regulation—

“pension contributions” (“cyfraniadau pensiwn”) means any costs incurred by a panel in respect of any pension scheme established for the purpose of providing pensions for persons currently or formerly employed by a panel, any sum set aside for the future payment of pensions directly by a panel to current or former employees and any pensions paid directly to such persons without having first been set aside;

“professional fees” (“ffioedd proffesiynol”) include costs relating to and membership of a professional body;

“staff costs” (“costau staff”) in relation to a panel includes any employers’ pension and national insurance contributions which a panel makes;

“technical fees” (“ffioedd technegol”) include costs relating to accountancy, auditing, legal, insurance, communications, translation and procurement.