Decision

RESOLVED:

1. That the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Councillors’ Allowances (Annex A to the report) be received and noted, and that the Panel be thanked for its work.
2. That the current Scheme of Councillors’ Allowance (2025/26) be adopted from 1 April 2026 without indexation, until the 10 May 2026.
3. That the amended Scheme of Councillors’ Allowances (Annex B of the report), based on the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Councillors’ Allowances, be agreed to take effect from 11 May 2026.
4. That authority be delegated to the Director of Law and Governance to make minor typographical and consequential amendments to the Scheme of Councillors’ Allowances.
5. That the Independent Remuneration Panel report on allowances for members of Parish and Town Councils (Annex C of the report) be noted.