The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Independent remuneration panels

18.  After Part 4 insert—

“PART 5 Independent Remuneration Panels

Independent remuneration panels

16.— (1) An independent remuneration panel is—

(a) a panel established by one or more of the combined authority’s, or combined county authority’s, constituent councils, under regulation 20 of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003(1), or

(b) a panel established by the combined authority or combined county authority to make recommendations to that authority about allowances paid in accordance with articles 10A (payment of overview and scrutiny committee members) and 15 (payment of audit committee members).

(2) An independent remuneration panel established in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) must consist of at least three members none of whom—

(a) is also a member of the combined authority or, as the case may be, the combined county authority, or is a member of a committee or sub-committee of that authority; or

(b) is disqualified from being or becoming a member of that authority.

(3) The independent remuneration panel may be a panel established to make recommendations to the combined authority or, as the case may be, combined county authority about other allowances payable by that authority.

(4) An independent remuneration panel established by the combined authority or combined county authority in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) may be used by that authority to make recommendations about other allowances payable by the authority.

(5) The combined authority or, as the case may be, combined county authority, may pay the expenses of an independent remuneration panel in carrying out its functions and may pay the members of the panel such allowances or expenses as that authority may determine.”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1021.