Allowances for Town/Parish Councillors

Under Government Regulations which came into force in spring 2003, the District Council's Independent Remuneration Panel now also sits as a Parish Remuneration Panel (PRP). The Regulations enable those Councils to pay elected members a Parish Basic Allowance and Travel and Subsistence Allowances. The basic allowance can be paid to the Chairman of the Town or Parish Council only or to all elected members. If it is payable to all members, the amount for the Chairman may be greater than for the other members of the Council.

Town and Parish Councils are not under any obligation to consider the question of allowances for their elected members, nor are the recommendations from the PRP binding. However, local Councils are obliged to consider the PRP's recommendations before adopting an allowances scheme, the Town or Parish Council must first consider recommendations from the PRP. Copies of the Panel's reports of September 2003 and January 2005 are available as downloads from this page.

Any Town or Parish Council which introduces an allowances scheme following consideration of the PRP's report has to give public notice in the parish, and any scheme is available for inspection or purchase from the Town or Parish Council concerned. Town and Parish Councils are also required to make available details of allowances paid to Councillors following the end of each financial year.

For information about a specific Town or Parish Council, please contact the Town/Parish Clerk (see: Town and Parish Councils Information).

For more general information about allowances for Town and Parish Councillors please use our General Enquiry Form.