Councillors' expenses - 2011-12

You’ll find information about payments and reimbursements received by our councillors, from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, here.

The excel document below contains two worksheets (tabs along the bottom of the document). The first worksheet shows our councillors' salary expenses. The second worksheet shows their expenses from attending conferences and trips.

Download councillors' expenses for 2011-12 (Excel - 119KB)

About our payments

Payments to councillors are split into three categories:

allowances
travel and miscellaneous claims
conferences and visits

Allowances

There are five types of allowances received by councillors:

basic allowance – the amount, determined by law, which all councillors are entitled to
special responsibility allowance - the amount paid to councillors who have special responsibilities, for example, the chairmanship of a committee
District Policing Partnership allowance – the amount paid to councillors who are members of the District Policing Partnership. This allowance is 75 per cent funded by the Policing Board
Civic Dignitaries personal allowance - the amount paid to councillors who have been elected as Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor or High Sheriff.

These payments are gross amounts, prior to the deduction of income tax and national insurance contributions.

Travel and miscellaneous claims

These include:

expenses for travelling to and from meetings - public transport costs or mileage allowances
expenses for home phone rental, broadband fees and hands-free car kits.

Conferences and visits

Details of any conferences or visits attended by each councillor, including the following information:

date (the date the conference or visit began)
description (name and location of conference or visit)
travel costs
subsistence (includes accommodation, meals and out of pocket expenses).

Payments associated with councillors attending conferences are made on the basis that their attendance has been approved by the relevant committee.

All payments comply with current legislation, as well as council policies and procedures.

Previous expenses

You'll find information about previous payments and reimbursements received by our councillors here.

Download councillors' expenses 2010-11 (Excel - 456KB)
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Download councillors' expenses 2008-09 (Excel - 91KB)
Download councillors' expenses 2007-08 (Excel - 103KB)
Download councillors' expenses 2006-07 (Excel - 119 KB)
Download councillors' expenses 2005-06 (Excel - 136 KB)