Full details of the Members’ Allowance Scheme, including the current levels of allowances are available in Part 13 of the Wiltshire Council Constitution. If you have any questions please email committee@wiltshire.gov.uk.
The basic allowance is intended to recognise the time commitment of all councillors, including such inevitable calls on their time as meeting with officers and constituents and attendance at political group meetings. It is also intended to cover incidental costs such as the use of their homes. Allowances are set following recommendations by an Independent Remuneration Panel.
The basic allowance for 2024/25 is set at £16,495 per annum. Up to the end of the period 2024/25 the Council has adopted the annual pay award to council staff as the index by which annual adjustments will be made to the basic allowance.
As specified in Appendix 1 of the Allowances Scheme Councillors holding specific roles will receive an additional allowance to recognise the significant additional time commitment and responsibility required in undertaking those roles. With the exception of the Group Leader Allowance, no councillor may receive more than two SRAs.
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Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) |
2024/25 | % of Leader SRA |
| Leader of the Council | £41,238 | (Band 1) 100% |
| Deputy Leader of the Council | £32,989 | (Band 2) 80% |
| Cabinet Member | £24,742 | (Band 3) 60% |
| Chairman of the Council/Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Management | £16,495 | (Band 4) 40% |
| Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board | £12,371 | (Band 5) 30% |
| Portfolio Holder/Chairman Police and Crime Panel/Chairman Scrutiny Select Committee/Chairman Area Board/Vice-Chairman Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee | £9,279 | (Band 6) 22.5% |
| Vice-Chairman of the Council/Chairman Strategic Planning Committee/Chairman Area Planning Committee | £8,247 | (Band 7) 20% |