Members Allowances 08-09 (pdf, 37kb) (opens in a new window)

Members allowances 09-10 (pdf, 14kb) (opens in a new window)

Explanatory notes relating to the information for 2009/10:

(i) the names highlighted in yellow are co-opted members or school admission appeals panel members, not elected members; and

(ii) there are more than 45 elected members listed as this information relates to the members of the county council both before and after the county council elections held in June 2009.

Member's Allowances 10-11 (pdf, 83kb) (opens in a new window)

Explanatory note relating to the information for 2010/11:

(i) the names highlighted are co-opted members or school admission appeal panel members, not elected members. 

Who decides on the levels of the allowances?

All councils are required to establish an Independent Remuneration Panel consisting of at least three members who are not elected members of the county council. They produce a report setting out their recommendations for the levels of allowances which is then considered at a meeting of the full county council, who make the final decision. The council must have regard to the recommendations made by the panel when agreeing the levels of allowances.

Who are the members of the panel?

• Don Latham (Chairman), Private Local Government Consultant

• Alan Arnold, Director and Honorary Solicitor, Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Sue Moore, Principal of Weymouth College

When did the panel last meet?

They last met in September 2009 and their report is attached. Independent Remuneration Panel Report - September 2009 (pdf, 59kb) (opens in a new window)   This was considered by the county council at their meeting on 12 November 2009 when the recommendations were approved.