Haydon Wick Parish Councillors voted to reject the SBC’s Independent Remuneration Panel’s allowances recommendation of £1,757 for Councillors and £5,272 for the Chairman. They have traditionally rejected these recommendations instead increasing their allowances in line with the national agreed pay raise the Parish Council staff receive.
At the same meeting a proposal that Councillors receive the nationally negotiated staff National Joint Council’s agreed Cost of Living increase for 2022/23, which equated to a 7.67% increase, and would have been back dated to April 2022, was also rejected. Likewise, they rejected any increase in the next financial year 2023/24.
By rejecting these three proposals, Haydon Wick Parish Councillor allowances will remain the same as 2021/22, which are Councillors £884.00 per annum, and the Chairman £1,644.00 per annum.
The Independent Remuneration Panel’s Recommendations (Highest, Lowest & Haydon Wick’s)
| Parish | Electors (Aug 2020) | Parish Electorate Band | % of SBC Allowance per band | Parish Cllr Allowance | Parish Chair Allowance |
| Central Swindon South | 43,157 | 42,500-45,000 | 45% | £3,954 | £11,862 |
| Haydon Wick | 18,248 | 17,500– 20,000 | 20% | £1,757 | £5,272 |
| Stanton Fitzwarren | 173 | 0 – 2,500 | 2.5% | £220 | £659 |
The Legalities
| Recommendations for Parish and Town Councils in the Borough of Swindon in accordance with the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 are presented each year. The Borough Council has appointed an Independent Remuneration Panel who review the allowances for parish and town councils within Swindon.
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| Publicity When a parish or town council intending to pay allowances receives recommendations from the Panel it must ensure copies of the report are available for inspection and publicise a notice in a conspicuous place in the parish for 14 days stating:
• That it has received recommendations from the Panel • Describes the main features of recommendations and amounts • States that copies of the Panel’s report are available for inspection [Contact the Chief Officer clerk@haydonwick.gov.uk for further details]. |
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Records of Allowances Parish and Town councils are required to maintain a record of the allowances paid and make a record available for inspection with reasonable notice. |
