The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024

Remuneration

4.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), no remuneration is to be payable by the Combined Authority to its members, other than allowances for travel and subsistence paid in accordance with a scheme drawn up by the Combined Authority.

(2) A constituent council may, in accordance with its own scheme of allowances, pay a special responsibility allowance to any Constituent Council Member appointed by it to the Combined Authority in respect of duties and responsibilities undertaken as a member of the Combined Authority.

(3) The Combined Authority may pay an allowance to the Mayor if—

(a) the Combined Authority has considered a report published by an independent remuneration panel established by the Combined Authority or by one or more of the constituent councils under regulation 20 of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003(1) which contains recommendations for such an allowance; and

(b) the allowance paid by the Combined Authority does not exceed the amount specified in the recommendation made by the independent remuneration panel.

(4) The Combined Authority may also make payments to a member of a constituent council in accordance with an order made under paragraph 3(2)(aa) (power by order to make further provision about overview and scrutiny committees) or 4(3)(c) (power by order to make further provision about audit committees) of Schedule 5A (combined authorities: overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees) to the 2009 Act(2).

(1)

S.I. 2003/1021.

(2)

Schedule 5A was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1). Paragraph 3(2)(aa) and paragraph 4(3)(c) were inserted by section 70 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55).