An Independent Review of
Members’ Allowances (Part II)
For the
Members of the
West Midlands Integrated Transport
Authority
And
Transport Delivery Committee
______________________________
A Supplementary Report to the
Third Report
By
Declan Hall PhD
March 2015
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WMITA & Centro Members
Executive Summary
Role
All Members
Basic Allowance
Chair Transport Delivery
Committee
Chair Finance Delivery &
Performance Monitoring
Committee
Chair Putting Passengers First
Committee
Basic
Allowance
SRAs
Payable
Numbers
Payable
4,060
Total Per
Member
(BA+SRA)
19
Max Sub
Total
Payable
77,140
4,060
19,836
1
23,896
19,836
4,060
10,910
1
14,970
10,910
4,060
10,910
1
14,970
10,910
Lead Members
Chair Partner Engagement,
Petitions & Appeals Sub
4,060
6,612
3
10,672
19,836
4,060
2,727
1
6,787
2,727
Main Opposition Group Leader
4,060
5,951
1
10,011
5,951
Sub Total: BA Payable
19
77,140
Sub Total: SRAs Payable
8
70,170
Total Payable
147,310
It is also recommended that:
Other SRAs
No other Special Responsibility Allowances are payable except those specifically
recommended in this review.
WMITA Members
The seven Members of the WMITA continue to receive a Basic Allowance of £12
per year. No SRAs are recommended for WMITA Members.
Confirming the ‘1-SRA only’ rule
The 1-SRA only rule is adopted for the TDC Members.
Travel & Subsistence Allowances - Within West Midlands Metropolitan County
There is no change to the current rates payable and the terms and conditions for
which Members can claim travel and subsistence allowances.
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Indexation
The Basic Allowance and SRAs are not indexed.
The travel and subsistence allowances are indexed as follows:

Subsistence Allowances:
o Indexed to the maximum rates that are applicable to WMITA Officers

Travel Allowance – Mileage Rates:
o Indexed to HMRC approved mileage rates for motor vehicles, motor cycles
and bicycles

Travel Allowance – Other
 Indexed to the maximum rates that are applicable to WMITA Officers
Implementation of Recommendations
The allowances and changes proposed in this review are implemented from the
date of the WMITA annual meeting on 20 June 2015 when the TDC will be
established.
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AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MEMBERS ALLOWANCES
(PART II)
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE
WEST MIDLANDS INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
AND
TRANSPORT DELIVERY COMMITTEE
BY
DECLAN HALL PhD
Context of the Review
1.
This review is the second part of a 2 part review of allowances for the West
Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (WMITA) and Members that will be
appointed to its transport committee. The first part of the review was
undertaken in May-June 2014 to reflect the changes in how the WMITA was
organised and transport function delivered. That review was acknowledged to
be an interim position as the WMITA continues to evolve and the relationship
between the ITA and its transport committee was further developed and
clarified.
2.
In particular a review of the WMITA and the operation of Centro led to a more
defined delineation as to who, ITA and Centro, is responsible for what
particularly in respect of policy and strategy activities so as to improve
transparency and accountability and simplify governance structures.
3.
The major impacts have been in relation to Centro Members. It has been
agreed starting from the date of the annual meeting 2015 that Centro
Members will be reconfigured as the Transport Delivery Committee (TDC)
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with a revised terms of reference that more clearly separates strategy and
policy from delivery and refocuses the ITA and TDC on their respective areas
of responsibility. The ITA has not changed; its members will still be the 7
Leaders of the WM metropolitan councils. The TDC will be a delegated
committee of the ITA and will have fewer Members, going from 27 Centro
Members to 19 TDC Members. The TDC will also have a slimmer set of
structures as follows:





4.
Chair of TDC
Chair of 2 standing committees, each of whom will be called upon when
required to stand in for the Chair in the absence of the latter
3 Lead Members with thematic responsibilities
1 Sub Committee
1 Opposition Group Leader
The WMITA will continue to have the full powers of the current ITA but the
new Constitution and Scheme of Delegation for 2015/16 will better reflect the
ITAs overall responsibility for formulating and determining transport policy
and strategy, including responsibility for appointing the Chair of the TDC and
determining the form of the TDC (including the creation of any
Committees/Sub Committees). The TDC will have an enhanced operational
role to ensure that Centro is focused on its delivery role in respect of
transport services and projects in the West Midlands. The changes in
governance arrangements require a new allowances scheme to reflect the
new roles and responsibilities of the Members appointed to the TDC.
Terms of Reference
5.
The terms of reference for this supplementary review are to make
recommendations to the WMITA on the level and scope of the Basic
Allowance and Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) for Members
appointed to the new Transport Delivery Committee of the ITA (formerly
Centro Members).
6.
The recommendations will reflect the new operating arrangements and
delegated terms of reference agreed by the WMITA at its meeting of the 28 th
January 2015 (Centro Members Joint Committee Review – Future Operating
Model) and the outcome of the last review which identified the need for ‘a
further mini-review, completed in time for the 2015 Annual Meeting, when a
more informed view will be discernible, in the light of experience of how the
WMITA and Centro Members operate in practice’.
The Regulatory Context
7.
There is no requirement, unlike in the constituent councils, to have an
independent remuneration panel, or even an independent review, to consider
and determine allowances for WMITA Members and TDC Members.
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However, the WMITA has commissioned this independent review of
allowances in the spirit of transparency and openness by ensuring WMITA
members' allowances are subject to a similar level of external scrutiny and
placing the review at arms' length which adds robustness to the allowances
scheme.
8.
As with part 1 of the review the operative legislative framework remains
sections 1-3 of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England)
Regulations 2003 (SI 1021) (or the 2003 Regulations) that apply to joint
authorities. The 2003 Regulations give the WMITA the express powers to
determine its own scheme of allowances.
9.
In the absence of a requirement to seek external independent advice the
2003 Regulations require that before a joint authority:
Makes or amends a scheme that authority shall have regard to the
recommendations made by any independent remuneration panels in relation
to … [the nominating councils].1
10.
In effect, the IRPs for the nominating councils, by acting as proxies, are the
means by which the allowances schemes of joint authorities are subject to a
degree of scrutiny, as well as the basis for benchmarking. However, the 7
statutory Panels for the West Midlands councils make recommendations for
their respective council and not for the WMITA and the TDC. Thus, the
requirement to pay regard to the recommendations of Panels of the
nominating councils is also by extension taken to mean the actual allowances
schemes that are in place, which in turn arise out of the recommendations of
their local remuneration panels.
11.
Nonetheless, to ensure that the WMITA is in compliance with the 2003
Regulations it is confirmed that in arriving at the recommendations contained
in this report the review in accordance with the 2003 Members' Allowances
Regulations, paragraph 19 (2) has paid regard to the most recent IRP
Reports and 2014/15 allowances schemes of the nominating councils as
follows:
1

Birmingham:
Annual Report of the Independent Remuneration
Panel, October 2013

Coventry:
Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel
Meeting,15 May 2013

Dudley:
Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel
on Members' Allowances, July 2013
The Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 (SI 1021), 19 (2), May 2003.
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
Sandwell:
Report of the Chair of the Independent
Remuneration Panel on Members' Allowances, 19
May 2009

Solihull:
Report to Solihull MBC by the Independent
Remuneration Panel. February 2010

Walsall:
Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel
on Members' Allowances: October 2014

Wolverhampton:
Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel,
November 2013
12.
This review through its deliberations and consideration of the wider
evidence has fulfilled the Authority’s regulatory requirement to pay
regard to the allowances schemes and recommendations of the
statutory independent remuneration panels for the West Midlands
nominating councils, in determining its new allowances scheme.
13.
The 2003 Statutory Guidance on Members' Allowances ((2003 Guidance)
also applies to the WMITA. As such, as far as practically possible this review
has followed the spirit of the 2003 Statutory Guidance on Members'
Allowances, unless there is a valid WMITA related reason not to do so.
The Review
14.
West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority appointed Dr Declan Hall, a
former academic at the Institute of Local Government, The University of
Birmingham, who is now an independent consultant specialising in reviewing
Members’ allowances and support, including national, regional, and subregional bodies as well as principal councils, to undertake this independent
review.
15.
The Review was supported and serviced throughout by the following Officer:

Dan Essex: Governance Services Manager, Centro
Methodology
16.
The reviewer visited the offices of Centro in Birmingham and the Civic Centre
Wolverhampton on the following occasions:


3 February 2015
23 February 2015
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17.
The purpose of these visits was to meet with a range of Members and
relevant Officers. The meetings with Officers were to obtain briefings and
background information on the relevant changes in the governance structures
of the WMITA for 2015/16. The meetings with Members were to obtain a
qualitative sense of their prospective roles and responsibilities within the new
governance structures. The interviews were discursive in nature, in that
statements and views expressed were took to their logical conclusion, thus
posing not simply questions but also positions for Members to consider for
their validity and robustness. See Appendix 1 for all Members and Officers
consulted and Appendix 2 for full range of written material reviewed.
18.
As per statutory requirements, the review has paid regards to the nominating
councils’ allowances schemes (see Appendix 3 for comparative summary).
Also, for further benchmarking purposes, the allowances schemes of
comparable authorities, namely the relevant Combined Authorities Transport
Committees were reviewed (see Appendix 4 for comparative summary).
Key Messages – anticipating the impacts of the governance changes
19.
While knowledge of what the changes in the WMITA governance structures
cannot by definition be gained until there has been experience of the new
roles and relationships the fact that the changes are the conclusion of an
ongoing reform process means that a firm indication is already in place. What
is clear is that the WMITA is determining policy and strategy and setting the
priorities for WM transport and Centro Members are more focused on
delivery. This division will be more transparent and clearly delineated with the
new delegated TDC.
20.
The review has to be cognisant of current intentions framed within the context
of how the new TDC will differ from the current Centro Members and in the
clarification of their respective roles and relationship. In particular, if the past
is a guide it will impact on TDC Members in a differential fashion, with the
remaining ordinary Member having an enhanced role at the TDC.
Recognising the current economic context and role of review
21.
While the recommendations have not been driven by the need to find savings
the main message that came through from the interviews was that that the
current economic context cannot be ignored – there is little point in making
recommendations that bear no relationship to economic constraints within
which the Authority has to operate; otherwise, the review is simply making
aspirational recommendations. The recommendations need to have support
of the WMITA whose Members will make the final decision on the allowances
payable to the TDC Members.
22.
This key message also came through during the first part of the review,
consequently the recommendations resulted in a savings of £36,641 on the
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actual spend on allowances for WMITA in 2013/14. If the recommendations
of this report are adopted they will result in at least a further savings of
£42,327, creating a total savings for 2015/16 of £78,968 compared to the
actual cost of allowances 2013/14.
WMITA Members - Recommendations
23.
The 2003 Regulations require that a Basic Allowance is paid to WMITA
Members. In particular, the 2006 Statutory Guidance paragraph 9 (which also
applies to joint authorities) states that:
Each local authority must make provision in its scheme of allowances for a
basic, flat rate allowance payable to all members of the authority. The
allowance must be the same for each member. The allowance may be paid
in a lump sum, or in instalments through the year.
24.
As with principal councils the 2003 Regulations (paragraph 5. 1) enable joint
authorities to pay SRAs but it is not a requirement.
25.
It was never the intention that that the Leaders of the 7 WM councils should
receive a Basic Allowance but to comply with the 2003 a notional Basic
Allowance of £12 per year was recommended in part 1 of the review.
Although the WMITA will have more clearly defined responsibilities and
continue to have ultimate responsibility for strategy and policy there was no
evidence received to suggest that the current arrangements should be
altered.
26.
Thus, to be fully compliant with the 2003 Regulations it is recommended
that the Basic Allowance (£12) paid to the 7 Members of the WMITA
remains unaltered.
27.
It is noted that all the WMITA Members/Leaders have chosen to forgo their
Basic Allowance, which is their right.
28.
It is not recommended that any WMITA Members are paid an SRA.
The Transport Delivery Committee - Triangulating the Basic Allowance
29.
In arriving at an appropriate Basic Allowance for TDC Members, the
triangulation approach has been utilised. This employs 3 different means to
arrive at a Basic Allowance and the range produced by triangulation provides
an indication of where the BA should be that is robust.
Recognizing the impacts of reduction in number of Members
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30.
The reduction from 27 Members on the Centro Members Joint Committee to
19 on the TDC will not in itself mean that there will be a corresponding
increase in workload; the relationship is not that linear. The workload required
of the TDC Members will not be reduced in any significant way but the way it
is conducted will be changed, mainly through a more stream lined
governance arrangements, with fewer sub committees and task and finish
sub committees and at the level of the full TDC itself. Consequently the case
to simply assign the all the inherent savings in having fewer Members to the
BA for TDC cannot be made - there should be efficiency savings.
31.
In sizing the efficiency savings it has been assumed that through having 30%
fewer Members on the TDC compared to Centro Members efficiency savings
will be substantial and 30% (£8,892) of the total savings (£29,640) by the
reduction in Members should be added to the current Centro Basic Allowance
for the 19 TDC Members, which equals £4,173.
The 2003 Statutory Guidance Approach
32.
The 2003 Statutory Guidance lays out how to arrive at the Basic Allowance.
As the Basic Allowance is primarily a time-based allowance then an
estimation of the time required to fulfil the role of TDC Member needs to be
determined, typically expressed in days per year, which is then multiplied by
a rate of remuneration. The number of days expressed by interviewees
indicated that a reasonable expectation was up to 3 days per month which
has been translated into 35 days per year. The operative rate of
remuneration has historically been based on the average gross daily salary
paid to all full time employees in the West Midlands, which in 2014 was £116
per day. This produces the following Basic Allowance:

35 days per year X £116 per day = £4,060.
Benchmarking the Basic Allowance for TDC Members
33.
To complete the triangulation process cognisance has been taken of the
typical Basic Allowance paid in similar authorities, which in effect are
Members of the other Combined Authority Transport Committees (CA TCs).
34.
As Table 1 below shows, a Basic Allowance in the range of £4,060 - £4,173
would place TDC Members (all other things being equal) slightly below the
current average (£4,426). However, for benchmarking purposes the 2
comparator authorities have traditionally been the WYCA Transport
Committee and the GM/AGMA TfGMC. The mid-point between the BA paid in
these 2 transport committees is £4,162 - which is statistically on par with
levels arriving at by the other 2 approaches.
35.
In arriving at the recommended Basic Allowance for TDC Members the
lowest figure (£4,060) has been adopted the most readily defendable.
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36.
WMITA & Centro Members
It is recommended that TBC Members are paid a Basic Allowance of
£4,060 for 2015/16.
Table 1: Basic Allowance and Chairs Remuneration
- Metropolitan Transport Committees 2014/15
Comparator Authority
Basic
Allowance
Chair's
SRA
Chair's Total
Remuneration
LCRCA The Merseytravel Committee
£5,675
£24,308
£29,983
£24,425
£28,250
SCRCA Transport Committee
GMCA & AGMA TfGMC
NECA TNEC
NA
£3,825
NA
WYCA Transport Committee
£4,500
£24,800
£29,300
WMITA Centro Members
Committee
£3,705
£24,480
£28,185
Mean
£4,426
£24,503
£28,930
Lowest
£3,705
£24,308
£28,185
Highest
£5,675
£24,800
£29,983
Chair of the Transport Delivery Committee
37.
The establishment of the TDC as a delegated committee of the WMITA will in
all likelihood have the greatest impact on the role of the Chair, not
necessarily in terms of workload but responsibility. Although the Chair will
continue to contribute to policy development the new scheme of delegation
will more firmly put the WMITA in the driving seat, e.g., the WMITA will
appoint the TDC Chair and ask for policy contributions from the TDC Chair as
directed. Moreover the TDC Chair will no longer chair the Policy Coordination & Development Committee (Centro Members) as an equivalent
committee will no longer exist.
38.
Yet, the TDC Chair will still be required to oversee all operational matters and
will remain the ‘public face’ of public transport across the county.
Consequently the Chair will continue to have a high visibility in respect of
speaking on transport matters across the West Midlands.
39.
In exploring the prospective role of the TDC Chair there was a strong view
that it was not on a par with the Leader of the WM district councils but it was
generally accepted it would be larger than a Wm council Cabinet Members
role. The TDC Chair will have a great sub regional aspect to it and unlike a
Cabinet Member will have a central co-ordination function regarding
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operational issues and a public leadership role (albeit with no executive
powers).
40.
Bearing in mind the perception of the role of the TDC Chair the
recommended SRA as been arrived at by basing it at the mid point between
the mean SRA paid to the WM Leaders (£27,058) and WM Cabinet Members
(£13,834), which equates to £19,836. It is noted that this SRA would leave
the TDC Chair as the lowest paid compared to Chairs of the other CA TCs.
Chairs of the 2 Standing Committees
41.
The 2 TDC standing committees will be constituted to address operational
issues both externally and internally. The formal post of Vice Chair will no
longer exist and the Chairs of the 2 standing committees will be called upon
to stand in for the TDC Chair as directed. No evidence was received to
indicate that the variation in the roles of the Chairs of the 2 standing
committees of TDC would be so significant so as to merit a differential SRA.
42.
Their SRAs have been arrived at in accordance with an approach outlined in
the 2006 Statutory Guidance (paragraph 76), namely the 'pro rata' approach
in that they have been assessed as a ratio of the Chair's SRA - this approach
is typically used in the constituent councils and other CA TCs. In this case
there are 2 elements to their role

Chairing their respective committee:

Standing in for the Chair:
@ 50% of the TDC Chair's
SRA
@ 5% of the TDC Chair's
SRA
43.
Thus in arriving at the recommended SRA for the Chairs of the 2 standing
committees a ratio of 55% applied to the TDC Chair's recommended SRA,
which equals £10,910.
44.
The recommended SRA for the Chairs of the Finance, Delivery &
Performance Monitoring and Putting Passengers First Committees is
£10,910.
Lead Members (3)
45.
The Lead Member system will be retained although the number will be
reduced from six to three Lead Members with responsibility for the following
operational topics:



Fair, Accessible & Sustainable Transport
Rail & Metro
Transport Network
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46.
The Lead Members will not have any formal decision making powers but they
will work closely with relevant Officers, providing a political steer as well as
feeding back issues of concern to the TDC and relevant standing committee
as required. It is also expected that Lead Members will also be appointed to
relevant outside passenger stakeholder bodies.
47.
Currently, the SRA for Lead Members is set at a pro rata of 33% of the
Chair's SRA and no evidence was received to change that ratio.
48.
The recommended SRA for the three Lead Members is £6,612.
Chair of the Partner Engagement, Petitions & Appeals Sub Committee
49.
The Partner Engagement, Petitions and Appeals Sub Committee will be
retained, broadly in its current form and with its current remit. It will be a sub
committee of the Putting Passengers First Committee. This post is not
normally paid in other CA TCs; the only other CA TC that pays such a post is
on the Merseytravel Committee with an SRA of £2,660. This figure has been
adopted as a guide in arriving at the recommended SRA for the Chair of the
Partner Engagement, Petitions and Appeals Sub Committee. Thus the
recommended SRA for the Chair of the Partner Engagement, Petitions and
Appeals Sub Committee has been arrived at by assessing it at 25% of the
reporting committee Chair's SRA, in this case the Putting Passengers First
Committee, as is typically done in principal councils.
50.
The recommended SRA for the Chair of the Partner Engagement,
Petitions & Appeals Sub Committee is £2,727.
Leader of Majority Opposition Group
51.
The current SRA (£8,070) for the Leader of the Majority Opposition Group
was arrived at by placing it on a par with the SRA paid to the Centro Lead
Members, which was assessed at 33% of the Centro Chair's SRA.
Benchmarking shows that this level is high, the average SRA is £7,740 in the
other CA TCs. However, the average is not reflective of comparative practice.
The SRA for the Leader of the Majority Opposition is low (£2,660) while in
GMCA/AGMA TfGMC and WYCA TC pays the 'Opposition' Leader higher
than that currently paid at Centro Members. The higher SRAs in TfGMC and
WY TC can largely be explained by the fact that they are also designate
Deputy Chairs in their respective committees and in the case of TfGMC the
Leader of the Majority Opposition Group chairs a standing committee.
52.
This will not be the case for the Leader fo the Majority Opposition Group for
the TDC. Moreover, as with TDC Chair the remit of the Leader of the Majority
Opposition Group will be refocused primarily on operational issues.
Consequently the SRA for the Leader of the Majority Opposition Group has
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been reassessed at 30% of the Chair's recommended SRA, which equates to
£5,951.
53.
The recommended SRA for the Leader of the Majority Opposition Group
is £5,951.
Other Special Responsibility Allowances
54.
No other Special Responsibility Allowances are recommended.
Confirming the ‘1-SRA only’ rule
55.
The 2003 Members Regulations do not prohibit the number of SRAs a
Member can receive. However, all of the West Midlands constituent councils
have in place a ‘1-SRA only’ rule, in that where a Member holds more than
one remunerated post only one SRA is payable. The same rule is currently in
place for Centro Members and it is the practice adopted by all the nominating
councils.
56.
It is recommended that the Transport Delivery Committee adopt the 1SRA only rule
Travel & Subsistence Allowances
57.
No evidence was received to indicate that the current rates including terms
and conditions that Centro Members can claim in respect of travel and
subsistence allowances require revising for the TDC.
58.
It is recommended that the current conditions and maximum rates that
TDC Members may claim travel and subsistence for attending approved
duties outwith the West Midlands Metropolitan County are maintained.
Indexation
59.
The Basic Allowance and SRAs are not currently indexed. While there was
some divergence views regarding indexation, on balance there was a
stronger view that there was no need to change this policy on the basis that
the 'freezing' of allowances has been the norm in the nominating councils.
60.
It is recommended that the Basic Allowance and SRAs are not indexed.
61.
On the other hand, travel and subsistence costs are linked to external
benchmarks and as they are reimbursement of costs actually incurred it is
only logical they are indexed where appropriate.
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62.
WMITA & Centro Members
It is recommended that the travel and subsistence allowances are
indexed as follows:
 Subsistence Allowances:
o
Indexed to the maximum rates that are applicable to WMITA Officers
 Travel Allowance – Mileage Rates:
o
Indexed to HMRC approved mileage rates for motor vehicles, motor
cycles and bicycles
 Travel Allowance – Other
o
Indexed to the maximum rates that are applicable to WMITA Officers
Implementation of Recommendations
63.
It is recommended that the allowances and changes proposed in this
review are implemented from the date of the WMITA annual meeting on
24 June 2015 which is when the TDC will be established.
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APPENDIX ONE:
Members and Officers who contributed to the Review
Members:
Cllr K. Hartley:
Vice Chair of WMITA (Birmingham)
Cllr R. Horton:
Lead Member - Rail & Metro, Centro (Sandwell)
Cllr T. Huxstable:
Main Opposition Group Leader (Birmingham)
Cllr R. Lawrence:
Chair of WMITA & Leader of Wolverhampton
Cllr R. Linnecor:
Lead Member Centro (Birmingham)
Cllr J. McNicholas: Chair of Centro Members (Coventry)
Cllr R. Worrall:
Chair of Finance, Delivery & Performance Monitoring
Committee (Walsall)
Officers:
Geoff Inskip:
Chief Executive, Centro
Dan Essex:
Governance Services Manager, Centro
Keith Ireland:
Clerk to the WMITA & Chief Executive Wolverhampton
Laura Shoaf:2
Strategic Director for Transport, WMITA
Chris Tunstall:
Interim Director of Policy and Strategy, WMITA
2
Laura Shoaf was interviewed via telephone on 23 February 2015
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APPENDIX TWO:
Written Information Reviewed
1.
Review terms of reference
2.
Centro Members’ Allowances Scheme – (2014/15)
3.
D. Hall, Third Independent Review of Allowances for Centro Member WMITA,
June 2014
4.
Chris Tunstall, "Centro Members Joint Committee Review - Future Operting
Model", 28 January 2015
5.
Schemes of Allowances (2014/15) for 7 nominating District Councils in West
Midlands, namely

Birmingham

Coventry

Dudley

Sandwell

Solihull

Walsall

Wolverhampton
6.
Allowances schemes (2014/15) for the 5 other CA TCs, namely:
 Merseytravel
 Transport for Greater Manchester Committee
 West Yorkshire Transport Committee
7.
Office of Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM): SI 2003 No. 1021, The Local
Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, 7 April 2003
8.
Department of Communities and Local Government and HMRC, New Council
Constitutions: Guidance on Consolidated Regulations for Local Authority
Allowances, 5 May 2006.
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APPENDIX THREE: BENCHMARKING - WEST MIDLANDS NOMINATING COUNCILS
BA + Executive + Scrutiny SRAs Nominating Councils 2014/15
BA
Leader's SRA
Total
Leader
Deputy
Leader
Cabinet SRAs
Planning
Chair
Regular
Scrutiny
Chairs
Opposition
Leader
Birmingham
£16,267
£50,352
£66,619
£37,764
£28,197
£14,803
£12,689
£12,689
Coventry
£13,001
£23,401
£36,402
£16,898
£10,402
£6,503
£6,503
£3,899
Dudley
£9,393
£23,482
£32,875
£11,741
£7,045
£7,045
£4,697
£4,697
Sandwell
£10,619
£26,278
£36,897
£23,650
£15,768
£13,139
£8,751
£1,314 - £9,197
Solihull
£7,688
£19,200
£26,888
£9,216
£7,688
£6,144
£6,144
£7,688 or
£3,840
Walsall
£10,481
£21,694
£32,175
£14,167
£10,857
£7,057
£7,057
£7,057
Wolverhampton
£8,980
£25,000
£33,980
£20,000
£16,880
£15,000
£10,000
£15,000
Highest
£16,267
£50,352
£66,619
£37,764
£28,197
£15,000
£12,689
£15,000
Lowest
£7,688
£19,200
£26,888
£9,216
£7,045
£6,144
£4,697
£3,899
Mean
£10,918
£27,058
£37,977
£19,062
£13,834
£9,956
£7,977
£8,668
West Midlands Met
Councils
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APPENDIX FOUR: BENCHMARKING - OTHER ITAS/TRANSPORT COMMITTEES
Benchmarking ITAs & CA TCs - BA & SRAs Payable 2014/15
Chair
District
Liaison
Chair or
Lead Main
Committee
Comparator Authority
Basic
Allowance
Chair''
SRA
Chair's Total
Remuneration
Vice
Chair
LCRCA The Merseytravel
Committee
£5,675
£24,308
£29,983
£9,975
£4,433
£24,425
£28,250
£10,300
£10,300
SCRCA Transport
Committee
*GMCA & AGMA TfGMC
NECA TNEC
Deputy Chair
Main
Committee
Chair Minor
or Sub
Committee
Leader Main
Opposition
Group
£2,660
£2,660
NA
£3,825
£1,255
£10,300
NA
** WYCA Transport
Committee
£4,500
£24,800
£29,300
£9,920
WMITA Centro Members
Committee
£3,705
£24,480
£28,185
£17,136
£8,078
Mean
£4,426
£24,503
£28,930
£11,833
£7,604
£7,740
Lowest
£3,705
£24,308
£28,185
£9,920
£4,433
£2,660
Highest
£5,675
£24,800
£29,983
£17,136
£10,300
£10,300
£1,575
£9,920
£3,797
£8,078
* TfGMC: has 3 Vice Chairs, including the Opposition Leader, and each chair a main committee
** WYCA TC: has 2 Vice Chairs including the Opposition Leader
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