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Paragraph 8 Remuneration and pensionsF6I1

England and Wales

F1(1)

Save as provided for in sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), no remuneration is to be payable by the Combined Authority to its members or to members of a constituent council who are appointed to an overview and scrutiny committee or sub-committee, or to the audit committee of the Combined Authority, other than—

(a)

allowances for travel and subsistence;

(b)

allowances payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 113E of the 2009 Act.

(2)

The Combined Authority may only pay an allowance to the Mayor or to a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority if—

(a)

the Combined Authority has considered a report published by an independent remuneration panel established by F2the Combined Authority in accordance with article 16(1)(b) of the Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2017 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.

F3(3)

The Combined Authority may pay an allowance to—

(a)

a member of a constituent council who is appointed to an overview and scrutiny committee of the Combined Authority, or a sub-committee of that committee,

(b)

a member of the Combined Authority or a member of a constituent council who is appointed to the audit committee of the Combined Authority,

in accordance with any recommendations made by its independent remuneration panel.

F4(4)

Where the Combined Authority pays a relevant allowance to a person—

(a)

that person is entitled to a pension paid in accordance with a scheme established under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;

(b)

that allowance is to be treated as an amount in respect of which such a pension is payable under that scheme; and

(c)

the Combined Authority must make such payments as may be required in respect of pension payable to a person in relation to that allowance.

(F55)

In sub-paragraph (4), “relevant allowance” means—

(a)

an allowance payable under sub-paragraphs (2) or (3) to any person referred to in those sub-paragraphs, which is not an allowance for travel and subsistence;

(b)

an allowance payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 113E of the 2009 Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 para. 8(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), 9(3)(a)

F2

Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(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), 9(3)(b)

F3

Sch. 1 para. 8(3) 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), 25(b)

F4

Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(5) inserted (11.5.2026) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Elected Member Pensions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/346), regs. 1(1), 15(c)

F5

Sch. 1 para. 8(5) 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), 9(3)(c)

F6

Words in Sch. 1 para. 8 heading inserted (11.5.2026) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Elected Member Pensions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/346), regs. 1(1), 15(a)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 9.2.2017, see art. 1(3)(b)