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Independent Remuneration Panel

Employer
Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
Location
Worcestershire Local Authorities
Salary
Allowance of £700 per year
Closing date
6 Jun 2021
Reference
HR0000000528

Job Details

The 1989 Local Government and Housing Act requires all Local Authorities to establish and maintain a scheme for members’ allowances.  The basic provisions of the Act have been fleshed out in subsequent regulations.  The 1991 Regulations provide that it is for each local authority to decide its scheme and the amounts to be paid under that scheme.

The Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 require Councils to establish and maintain an Independent Remuneration Panel.  The purpose of this Panel is to make recommendations to each of the Partner authorities about the allowances to be paid to elected members.  Whilst each Council must have regard to this advice, it does not have a duty to follow the Panel’s recommendations.  However, it must have good, justifiable reasons for departing from them.

A Panel must consist of at least three members who are appointed to ensure that the setting of members’ allowances is open to robust, independent and local scrutiny and is accountable and transparent to local people.  In the case of the panel for Worcestershire authorities, the panel normally consists of five members.

The Regulations provide that a members’ allowances scheme can provide for the following allowances to be payable to elected members of local authorities:-

  • basic allowance
  • special responsibility allowance
  • childcare and dependent carers’ allowance
  • travel and subsistence allowances
  • co-optees’ allowances

The panel members will work on behalf of the Worcestershire authorities, which include Wychavon District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Worcester City Council, Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council.

Terms of Reference
Each year the Panel produces a report for each Partner authority, with recommendations on: -

  • the level of basic allowance for all members
  • the category of responsibility for which a special responsibility allowance should be paid
  • the rate of childcare / dependent carers’ allowance
  • travel and subsistence allowances
  • annual review of allowances
  • the level of allowance for co-opted members.

Meetings
The Panel will commence its next annual review in September 2021 in respect of allowances to be paid for the financial year 2022/23 and may need to meet a number of times during the review period.

In undertaking its review, the Panel may wish to:

  • gather and evaluate in order to make reports to each participating Council on the level of allowances that should be paid to its elected members and other non-elected people such as co-opted members.
  • Research Members Allowances schemes in other relevant Authorities (currently using the CIPFA nearest neighbour data).
  • Conduct interviews with relevant persons consistent with the terms of reference of the Panel.
  • On request, to act as a Parish Remuneration Panel for each District in setting certain allowances for Town and Parish Councils in their area.

Officer support will be provided to assist the Panel.

Composition of the Panel
The membership of the Panel currently comprises five persons.

 

Term of Office
Members of the Panel are appointed for a maximum of two terms of four years.

Payment for Panel Membership
Panel members will receive a small yearly allowance of £700 and will be able to claim for reasonable expenses incurred in attending panel meetings e.g. mileage.

Applications
Complete the application form provided and submit to Mel Harris, Senior Member Support Officer, Wychavon District Council, Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, WR10 1PT or email to mel.harris@wychavon.gov.uk

Please note that CVs will not be considered.

The closing date for the return of application forms is 5 pm on 10 June 2021

 

Appointment Process
Following receipts of applications, a short-listing exercise will be undertaken, and short-listed candidates will be invited to attend an interview on 1 or 2 July 2021

Supporting documents
Person Specification
Application Form

Company

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Working for us

Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country.

We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities – things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness.
 

Working with you

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find.  That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as agile working for the majority of roles, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.

We value skills and an ability to do a great job over identifying personal information and that’s why we anonymise all our recruitment until we reach interview stage. What you can offer us and how you will uphold our values and behaviours is really important to us and that’s what we look for during our recruitment process.

Our staff are our driving force, and it’s important our workforce reflects the communities we serve. More than 50% of our Senior Management Team is female, as is the majority of our Heads of Service.

We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and support the movement of change, to think differently about disability and apply this to how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.

We value all our staff and are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations between people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

 

Want to know more?

The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team.  Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working  and partnership arrangements with each other,  with other councils and with key stakeholders

Whichever council you work for, you can be sure it will be an enjoyable place to work, you will feel valued and appreciated and have an opportunity to develop your career in line with your potential and expectations. Please click for more information on  or Malvern Hills District Council or Wychavon District Council

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Company info
Website
Telephone
01386 565515
Location
Wychavon District Council
Civic Centre
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PT
United Kingdom

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