PUBLIC NOTICE

CROFTON PARISH COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE

CROFTON PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CROFTON Parish Council has received a report of the Districts Independent Remuneration Panel for the Wakefield District dated 17^th December 2003

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the report of the Parish Remuneration Panel is available in accordance with the Regulation 30 of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, for inspection by members of the public on reasonable notice to the Parish/Town Clerk with copies of the report provided to any interested person at such a reasonable fee as the Parish Council may determine

PARISH REMUNERATION REPORT ‑ APPENDIX 3 TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES

(Rates set out are the maximum recommended ‑ parish and town councils are invited to set their own rates not exceeding the maximum rates).

PART 1

Rates of Travelling Allowances and Provisions Relating Thereto

1. The rate for travel by public transport shall not exceed the amount of the ordinary fare or any available cheap

fare.

2. (a) The rate for travel by a member's own solo motor cycle or one provided for his/her use, shall

not exceed.for the use of a solo motor cycle of cylinder capacity

(i) not exceeding 150cc, 8.5p a mile;

(ii) exceeding 150cc but not exceeding 50Occ, 12.3p a mile;

(iii) exceeding 50Occ, 16.5p per mile.

(b) The rate for travel by a member's own private motor vehicle, or one belonging to a member of his/her

family or otherwise provided for his use, other than a solo motor cycle, shall not exceed. for the use of

a motor car of cylinder capacity

(i) not exceeding 999cc, 34.6p a mile;

(ii) exceeding 999cc but not exceeding 1199cc, 39.5p a mile;

(iii) exceeding 1199cc, 48.5p a mile;

(c) in respect of the carriage of passengers, not exceeding 4, to whom a travelling allowance would

otherwise be payable under any enactment by not more than 3.0 p a mile for the first passenger and 2.0 p

per mile for the second and subsequent passengers;

(d) For the purpose of this paragraph, the cylinder capacity shall be that entered in the vehicle

registration book or document by the Secretary of State under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971.

3. The rate for travel by taxi‑cab or cab shall not exceed:

(a) in cases of urgency or where no public transport is reasonably available, the amount of the actual

fare and any reasonable gratuity paid; and

(b) in any other case, the amount of the fare for travel by appropriate public transport.

4. The rate for travel by a hired motor vehicle other than a taxi‑cab shall not exceed the rate which would have been applicable had the vehicle belonged to the member who hired it; provided that where the body so approves the rate may be increased to an amount not exceeding the actual cost of hiring.

5. The rate for travel by a member's own bicycle, or one belonging to a member of his/her family or

otherwise provided for his/her use, shall not exceed 16p per mile.

PART 2

Rates of Subsistence Allowance and Provisions Relating Thereto

1 . (1) The rate of subsistence allowance shall not exceed:

(a) in the case of an absence, not involving an absence overnight from the usual place of residence.

(i) Breakfast allowance (more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period, before

11.00 a. m) £4.92‑,

(ii) Lunch allowance (more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period, including the

lunchtime between 12 noon and 2.00 p.m.) £6.77;

(iii) Tea allowance (more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period, including the

period 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.) £2.67‑,

(iv) Evening meal allowance (more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period,

ending after 7.00 p.m.) £8.38.

(b) in the case of an absence overnight from the usual place of residence, £79.82 and for such an

absence overnight in London or for the purposes of attendance at an annual conference (including or not

including an annual meeting) of the National Association of Local Councils or such other association or

body as the Secretaries of State may for the time being approve for the purpose, £91.04.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, London means the City of London and the London Boroughs

of Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea,

Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.

2. Any rate determined under Paragraph 1 (b) above shall be deemed to cover a continuous period of

absence of 24 hours.

3. The rates specified in Paragraph 1 above, shall be reduced by an appropriate amount in respect of

any meal provided free of charge by an authority or body in respect of the meal or the period to which

the allowance relates.

4. When main meals (i.e. a full breakfast, lunch or dinner) are taken on trains during a period for

which there is an entitlement to day subsistence, the reasonable cost of meals (including V.A.T.) may be

reimbursed in full within the limits set out below. In such circumstances reimbursement for the

reasonable cost of a meal would replace the entitlement to the day subsistence allowance for the

appropriate meal period.

(i) for breakfast, absence of more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period,

before 11.00 a.m.;

(ii) for lunch, absence of more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period, including

the lunchtime between 12 noon and 2.00 p.m.;

(iii) for dinner, an absence of more than 4 hours or, where the authority permits, a lesser period,

ending after 7.00 p.m.

TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE CAN BE PAYABLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE PARISH BOUNDARY