The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Members' Remuneration and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2008

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes new provision under section 3 and supplementary provision under section 22 of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 in relation to Community Justice Authorities.

Article 2 requires each Community Justice Authority to keep proper accounts and accounting records in respect of its income and expenditure, and to prepare annual accounts in respect of each financial year. Each Community Justice Authority must send a copy of its annual accounts to the Scottish Ministers, who must then submit them to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.

Article 3 substitutes a new article 10(1) into the Community Justice Authorities (Establishment, Constitution and Proceedings) (Scotland) Order 2006. This provision applies regulations 4 and 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 in relation to the allowances and expenses of Community Justice Authority members.

Article 3 also inserts a new article 10(1A) and (1B) which sets the level of remuneration payable to conveners and deputy conveners of Community Justice Authorities. Convenors and deputy convenors of Community Justice Authorities will be paid the same amount as is paid to a convenor or vice-convenor of a joint board, which is not a joint fire and rescue board or a joint police board, under regulation 12(8) and (9) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007.