Councillors' remuneration, allowances and expenses: guidance

Guidance revised in April 2010.


ANNEX F: ANNUAL RETURN

ANNUAL RETURN

Information to be provided for individual Councillors

(a) Information held/paid through authority payroll system

Information detail

Publish

Remuneration

Yes

Civic Head Expenses

Yes

Telephone reimbursement (net of personal contribution) (including home telephone, own mobile, (this item may not be quite transparent if, for example, pay-as-you-go), with/without internet connection) ( Note A)

Yes

Subsistence - actual accommodation costs

Yes

Subsistence - actual meal costs

Yes

Conference costs

Yes

Car mileage (actual)

Yes

Other travel (actual fares, parking, tolls)

Yes

(b) Information held outwith payroll system

System

Information detail

Publish

Creditor Payments

Telephone costs of a dedicated
second line for business use
Information communication technology ( ICT) costs
Company mobile phones

Yes (collated with payroll information)

Members' Services/ Creditor Payments

Fares, taxis and hotels booked and paid by Council on behalf of elected member

Yes (collated)

Sundry Income

Amounts 'made good' by Councillor for private use of company-provided telephones

Yes but net of any private calls made (deduction from collated payroll information)

Members' Services/ Training

Personal development plan/ training needs assessment

At council discretion

Contact

Email: Central Enquiries Unit ceu@gov.scot

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