The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003

Recommendations of panels

21.—(1) An independent remuneration panel shall produce a report in relation to the authority or authorities in respect of which it was established, making recommendations—

(a) as to the responsibilities or duties in respect of which the following should be available—

(i) special responsibility allowance;

(ii) travelling and subsistence allowance; and

(iii) co-optees' allowance;

(b) as to the amount of such allowances and as to the amount of basic allowance;

(c) as to whether dependants' carers' allowance should be payable to members of an authority, and as to the amount of such an allowance;

(d) as to whether, in the event that the scheme is amended at any time so as to affect an allowance payable for the year in which the amendment is made, payment of allowances may be backdated in accordance with regulation 10(6);

(e) as to whether adjustments to the level of allowances may be determined according to an index and if so which index and how long that index should apply, subject to a maximum of four years, before its application is reviewed;

(f) as to which members of an authority are to be entitled to pensions in accordance with a scheme made under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972; and

(g) as to treating basic allowance or special responsibility allowance, or both, as amounts in respect of which such pensions are payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972.

(2) A copy of a report made under paragraph (1) shall be sent to each authority in respect of which recommendations have been made.

(3) An independent remuneration panel may make different recommendations in relation to each of the authorities for which it exercises functions.