Councillors allowances and expenses
Allowances and expenses 2010/11
The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007, as amended, and the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007, as amended, specify the levels of salary, allowances and reimbursement of expenses which may be paid to local authority elected members.
There was no increase to Councillors' salaries during 2010/11, the last increase being from 1 April 2009 in accordance with The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2008.
As a result, the annual amount payable to each Councillor remained £16,234 per annum unless he or she was entitled to one of the higher amounts payable to the Leader of the Council, the Convener and Senior Councillors.
The Leader of the Council was paid £32,470 per annum and the Convener £24,353 per annum, these amounts being specified in the Regulations.
The number of Senior Councillors and the amounts payable were for determination by each local authority in accordance with criteria specified in the Regulations. This was agreed at the Scottish Borders Council meeting on 24 May 2007 with subsequent increases applied, the latest being from 1 April 2009.In this section
- Allowances and expenses 2010/11 (current page)
- Allowances and expenses 2009/10
- Allowances and expenses 2008/09
- Allowances and expenses 2007/08
