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Your guide to members' allowances

Basic allowance

All councillors can claim a basic allowance which is in recognition of the time they devote to serving the public in their wards; for example, in holding drop-in surgeries, campaigning on local issues and undertaking casework.
The basic allowance for the financial year 2007-8 is £11,643.
This also covers the cost of telephone calls, postage, office expenses and travel within the city.

Why can some councillors claim more than others?

In addition to the basic allowance, some councillors receive a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) for extra duties.
For example, the post of leader of the council carries with it an SRA of twice the basic allowance, and the deputy leader post carries with it an SRA of 75 per cent that of the Leader's SRA.
Cabinet members - that is councillors who hold responsibility or 'portfolios' for specific issues across the city, such as regeneration, environment, or children's services - also receive SRA at 63 per cent of the leader's SRA.
The leader of the opposition can claim 50 per cent of the Leader's SRA.
The post of Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee also carries an SRA of 50 per cent of the Leader's SRA.
Chairs of overview and scrutiny commissions (of which there are six, covering areas such as children's services, crime and environment) claim 25 per cent of the leader's SRA.
Chair of the Licensing and Planning Committee also claims 25 per cent, as do Chairs of the city's seven area committees.

Travel and subsistence claims

Councillors can also claim money for meals, including breakfast, dinner and evening meals, and expenses, for travelling outside the city on council business; for example, to conferences and training courses.

What are co-opted members?

These are non-councillors who are members of council committees.
Their appointment plays an important role, particularly in the operation of scrutiny panels and the investigations undertaken by scrutiny review groups set up to investigate areas of poor performance or public concern.
Co-opted members can often provide a new perspective to the issue being scrutinised, as well as add diversity of knowledge and experience.
They also play an important role on the Standards Committee in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct and training for councilors.

To find out more information about councillors, council committees, or about how you can become involved in local democracy, visit www.hullcc.gov.uk and click on the Council and Democracy section.
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Members' Allowances In accordance with the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, Kingston upon Hull City Council hereby gives notice of the following allowances paid to members during 2007 - 2008. Some members received Special Responsibility Allowances, which were included in their total allowances. All the allowances were subject to income tax deductions.
Name Total £ Allen P 11740.00 Baker S 26196.00 Bayes S 11740.00 Bird LM 17463.00 Black J 11643.00 Brady S 22597.26 Branson K 17676.13 Bristow M 10578.85 Burton N 12581.70 Bush S 10578.85 Butterworth S 16621.28 Chaytor S 17463.00 Collinson M 26196.00 Ellis P 12807.00 Fareham J 17463.00 Fudge N 12581.70 Garland E 16428.34 Gemmell D 11643.00 Geraghty T 11740.00 Glew M 11740.00 Hale D 11740.00 Harrison A 17463.00	Name Total £ Healand A 26196.00 Hepton P 16633.80 Hewitt B 12472.18 Hewitt J 11740.00 Hull S 16524.28 Inglis C 1158.04 Jones R 10578.85 Korczak Fields J 17463.00 Larsen T 11643.00 Lavery K 1158.04 Lowery J 1273.81 McCobb D 22731.40 McVie T 11740.00 Minns C 34929.00 Neal K 26196.00 Neal T 10578.85 Nicholson J 17463.00 Page C 1158.04 Penna A 12807.00 Percy A 12774.66 Petch B 12581.70 Randall C 16524.28	Name Total £ Randall CE 29106.00 Robinson J 19270.64 Ross M 26196.00 Rouse-Deane M 11643.00 Sloan A 22831.60 Taylor M 11643.00 Toon K 14036.29 Turner K 1273.81 Uzzell Y 11643.00 Wadforth K 11740.00 Walker A 24357.31 Walker D 11643.00 Wareing G 1158.04 Wastling A 10578.85 Waudby S 16824.67 Webster P 1158.04 Welton R 10578.85 Wiilliams A 12128.00 Wilson G 11643.00 Woods D 26196.00 Woods H 10578.85 Woods K 16396.00
		TOTAL	955,629.99

Travel and subsistence allowances In accordance with the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, Kingston upon Hull City Council hereby gives notice of the following travel and subsistence allowances paid to members during 2007 - 2008. Some of the allowances may be subject to income tax deductions.
Name Travel claims Subsistence claims Allen P 87.05   Baker S 33.00   Bayes S 587.28   Bird LM 227.35 319.76 Branson K 311.25   Bush S 483.78   Chaytor S 1113.74   Fareham J 1506.31 130.00 Garland E 30.00	Name Travel claims Subsistence claims Gemmell D 892.42 278.58 Glew M 25.00 3.95 Hull S 80.35   Minns C 21.10   Petch B   425.96 Rouse-Deane M 275.65   Uzzell Y   90.00 Welton R 107.00 91.80 Woods D 129.46
	TOTAL 5910.74 1340.05

Co-opted Members In accordance with the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, Kingston upon Hull City Council hereby gives notice of the following allowances paid to co-opted members during 2007 - 2008.
Name Amount paid £ Adjei M 250.00 Basford K 261.00 Batehup P 283.50 Batt L 250.00 Bond D 479.01 Bond J 231.00 Bricklebank M 224.00 Brown H 200.00 Butler R 274.00 Chehreh D 222.00 Clipson A 150.00 Cottingham B 604.18 Cummins D 125.00 Dautaj J 325.00 Dennett J 250.00 Dibnah B 600.00 Dixon R 93.00 Dockerty H 250.00 Edwards A 181.00 Fenwick C 1500.00 Fitzpatrick H 323.00	Name Amount paid £ J Ford 275.00 D Fountain 150.00 Fowler A 350.00 D Fowlie 200.00 Z Gajewska 175.00 M Goodison 100.00 W Green 125.00 Gwinnell J 200.00 D Hawkes 156.00 D Holden 156.00 B Iles 356.00 Kemp R 250.00 Lamb N 299.00 Lamb T 300.00 Lightfoot J 200.00 McCann J 206.00 McConaghy F 75.00 McKnight A 202.50 Mancey M 551.32 Marshall T 100.00 Martin P 181.00	Name Amount paid £ Matias T 170.00 Moore G 625.00 Moore V 250.00 Nesworthy J 454.01 Pallister J 125.00 Parker R 282.50 Priestley T 112.00 Reddy A 231.00 Robinson K 275.00 Sharp J 125.00 Smallwood D 125.00 Smith P 229.46 Stanley J 325 Stuart D 156.00 Tether P 150.00 Tong K 200.00 Ware B 125.00 Williams B 274.00 Woods D 150.00   TOTAL 16067.48

K Ryley
Chief Executive
Kingston upon Hull City Council
HU1 2AA

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