WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Members' Allowances Scheme 2020/21

The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 require local authorities to make a scheme of allowances for their members and to establish and maintain an independent remuneration panel to make recommendations to the council about the scheme and the amounts to be paid. The Regulations make provision for London Councils to establish an independent Panel to exercise the functions of an independent remuneration panel on behalf of London borough councils.

At its meeting on 15th July 2020 the Council decided not to accept the full amounts recommended by the Independent Panel in their report 'The Remuneration of Councillors in London' published in January 2018 and agreed to leave the rate of allowances, including Basic Allowance, unchanged for 2020/21. The rates adopted by the Council are:

Wandsworth Rate

Independent Panel Recommendation

Basic Allowance

Payable to all Members of the Council

£10,597

£11,045

Special Responsibility Allowance

Leader of the Council

£40,670.25

£57,085

Executive Member

£28,516.41

£36,917-43,460

Chairman, Planning Applications Committee

£28,516.41

£16,207-29,797

Leader of the Opposition

£28,516.41

£16,207-29,797

Chairman, Overview & Scrutiny Committee

£10,907.64

£16,207-29,797

Chairman, Licensing Committee

£10,907.64

£16,207-29,797

Deputy Chairman, Overview & Scrutiny Committee

£2,804.88

£2,582 - £9,397

Deputy Chairman,

Planning Applications Committee

£2,804.88

£2,582 - £9,397

Opposition Chief Whip

£2,804.88

£2,582 - £9,397

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

£2,804.88

£2,582 - £9,397

Co-optee Allowance

£746.54

Standards Committee (Independent Persons)

£400.00

Adoption and Fostering Allowance, total must not exceed

£4,400.00

Dependant Carers Allowance - hourly rate

£10.75

The Basic Allowance covers all intra-Borough travel costs and subsistence. Members of the Council may claim reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses for travel outside the Borough on approved duties only, under the same rules and entitlements applied to Council officers. The Members' Allowances Schemes for 2020/21 and 2021/22 and a committee report setting out the amounts paid to each councillor in the year 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 are available on the Council's Website (

) or for inspection at the Customer Services Centre, Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street London SW18 2PU, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays, between 9.00am and 4.30pm. Dated 30th July 2020

Town Hall Paul Martin



LONDON Chief Executive



SW18 2PU