LegalizeThe Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2024
Made: 25th January 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 29th January 2024
Coming into force: 1st April 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1) and 16(2)(b) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 April 2024.
Amendment of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007
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- (1) The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007[^f00002] are amended as follows.
- (2) For the table in regulation 6(2) (remuneration of the Leader of the Council) substitute—
| (a) | Band A – £35,580 |
|---|---|
| (b) | Band B – £42,698 |
| (c) | Band C – £49,810 |
| (d) | Band D – £64,043. |
- (3) For the table in regulation 7(2) (remuneration of the Civic Head) substitute—
| (a) | Band A – £26,686 |
|---|---|
| (b) | Band B – £32,024 |
| (c) | Band C – £37,360 |
| (d) | Band D – £48,032. |
- (4) In regulation 10 (councillors’ remuneration) for “£20,099” substitute “£21,345”.
- (5) In regulation 12 (joint boards)—
- (a) in paragraph (8) (payment to conveners) for “£25,128” substitute “£26,686”, and
- (b) in paragraph (9) (payment to vice-conveners) for “£23,872” substitute “£25,352”.
Signed
JOE FITZPATRICK — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 25th January 2024
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007. They substitute increased annual amounts for different categories of local authority remuneration to their members. These changes take effect on 1 April 2024.
Regulation 2(2) makes provision for Council Leaders’ remuneration.
Regulation 2(3) provides new maximum levels for remuneration of Civic Heads. It is for each local authority to determine whether and to what extent such remuneration should be paid.
Regulation 2(4) sets new levels for councillors’ remuneration.
Regulation 2(5) sets new levels of remuneration for councillors who perform the role of convener or vice-convener of a joint board.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2004 asp 9.
[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2007/183. Relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2008/415, S.S.I. 2013/119, S.S.I. 2013/351, S.S.I. 2015/7, S.S.I. 2016/6, S.S.I. 2017/66, S.S.I. 2018/38, S.S.I. 2019/23, S.S.I. 2020/26, S.S.I. 2021/18, S.S.I. 2022/18 and S.S.I. 2023/21.
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