Councillors allowances

Adur Members / Councillors allowances

Councillor allowances

The scheme for 2016/17 was agreed by the meeting of Adur District Council in December 2015.

What did councillors claim?

Details of what the members are entitled to claim are laid out in:

Part 6 - Members Allowances Scheme of the Adur District Council Constitution

Worthing Members / Councillors allowances

Councillor allowances

The scheme for 2016-2020 was agreed in December 2015. The scheme is indexed for four years (to March 2020) to the NJC National Pay Bargaining Agreement.

What did councillors claim?

Details of what the members are entitled to claim are laid out in:

Part 6 - Members Allowances Scheme of the Worthing Borough Council Constitution

Members Allowances Assessment

Government Regulations require Members Allowances to be assessed by an Independent Remuneration Panel, made up from members of the public who are not councillors or staff of the authority, nor have any specific political affiliation.

For more information please see:

Joint Independent Remuneration Panel (see below)

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Joint Independent Remuneration Panel (JIRP)

A joint panel of independent people who recommend to Adur & Worthing Councils the members' allowances specific to each Council. The recommendations go to the Joint Governance Committee.