Paragraph 3C Remuneration and pensionsF1F11
England and Wales
Save as provided for in sub-paragraphs (2) to (5), no remuneration is to be payable by the GMCA to its members or a member of a committee or sub-committee of the GMCA other than—
allowances for travel and subsistence;
allowances payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 113E of the 2009 Act.
Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in relation to allowances payable other than those specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b).
The GMCA may only pay an allowance to the Mayor F4or a member of a committee or sub-committee of the GMCA who is not an elected member of a constituent council F5or a member of a constituent council who is appointed to an overview and scrutiny committee or a sub-committee of that committee, or to the audit committee of the GMCA if the GMCA has considered recommendations made by the independent remuneration panel established under F6paragraph 3B which contains recommendations for the payment of such an allowance.
Where the independent remuneration panel recommends the payment of an allowance—
the GMCA must pay an allowance not exceeding the allowance recommended by the independent remuneration panel to the Mayor F7or a member of a committee or sub-committee of the GMCA who is not an elected member of a constituent council; and
the GMCA may pay an allowance not exceeding the allowance recommended by the independent remuneration panel to elected members of constituent councils appointed to an overview and scrutiny committee, including to any sub-committee of that committee, or to the audit committee;
Sub-paragraph (5) applies in relation to pensions.
Where the GMCA pays a relevant allowance to a person—
that person is entitled to a pension paid in accordance with a scheme made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;
that allowance is to be treated as an amount in respect of which such a pension is payable in accordance with that scheme; and
the GMCA must make such payments as may be required in respect of pension payable to a person in relation to that allowance.
In sub-paragraph (5), “a relevant allowance” means—
an allowance payable under sub-paragraph (2) to any person referred to in that sub-paragraph, which is not an allowance for travel and subsistence;
an allowance payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 113E of the 2009 Act.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 paras. 3A-3C inserted (27.4.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/612), arts. 1(2), 16(3)
- F2
Sch. 1 para. 3C(1) substituted (22.7.2026) by The Combined Authorities and Combined County Authorities (Remuneration Panels for Member Allowances and Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/719), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
- F3
Sch. 1 para. 3C(1A) substituted (22.7.2026) by The Combined Authorities and Combined County Authorities (Remuneration Panels for Member Allowances and Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/719), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(b)
- F4
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3C(2) inserted (29.3.2018) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/444), arts. 1(2), 3(4)(c)
- F5
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3C(2) inserted (27.3.2024) by The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/430), regs. 1(2)(a)(iii), 19(b)
- F6
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3C(2) substituted (22.7.2026) by The Combined Authorities and Combined County Authorities (Remuneration Panels for Member Allowances and Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/719), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(c)
- F7
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3C(3)(a) inserted (29.3.2018) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/444), arts. 1(2), 3(4)(d)
- F8
Sch. 1 para. 3C(3)(b) substituted (27.3.2024) by The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/430), regs. 1(2)(a)(iii), 19(c)
- F9
Sch. 1 para. 3C(4)-(6) inserted (11.5.2026) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Elected Member Pensions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/346), regs. 1(1), 9(c)
- F10
Sch. 1 para. 3C(6) substituted (22.7.2026) by The Combined Authorities and Combined County Authorities (Remuneration Panels for Member Allowances and Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/719), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(d)
- F11
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3C heading inserted (11.5.2026) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Elected Member Pensions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/346), regs. 1(1), 9(a)