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Plans to increase cabinet councillor allowances in Bolton by 76 per cent have been put on hold after the rise was deemed ‘too high’ by the council leader. An independent three-member panel appointed to look into councillors’ allowances had recommended the payment to the nine executive cabinet members be raised from £7,265 to £12,796 per year.
The independent remuneration panel put forward a report recommending changes to councillor allowances which was considered by the council’s constitutional panel on Wednesday.
The panel is made up of former director of children’s services at Bolton, Margaret Blenkinsop, Canon Dr Chris Bracegirdle, who is borough dean of Bolton, and Paul Howard, an NHS professional.
The remuneration panel report said that ‘there was substantial agreement’ that the special responsibility allowance (SRA) of £7,265 paid to executive cabinet members was too low. The report, said: “Benchmarking shows that the current SRA paid is by far the lowest across the GM councils. The mean paid across the GM Councils is £16,199, with a median figure of £16,004.”
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The panel recommended raising the executive cabinet allowance to £12,796. Other recommendations in the report included that the basic allowance paid to all 60 council members remain the same at £11,848. The allowance for the council leader was also recommended not to rise and stay at £31,989.
However, an additional separate allowance for the leader of £6,398 for duties on behalf of Bolton Council with Greater Manchester Combined Authority is recommended in the report. If ratified that would mean an overall remuneration package for the current leader, Labour’s Nick Peel, of £50,235 per
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Police have released pictures of 'dangerous drivers' cruising around the Trafford Centre car park.
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