Paragraph 6 RemunerationF1I1
England and Wales
The Combined Authority may establish an independent remuneration panel to recommend a scheme to the Combined Authority regarding the allowances payable to—
the Mayor;
the Deputy Mayor provided that the Deputy Mayor is not a leader or elected mayor of a constituent council or the Chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership;
the deputy mayor for policing and crime provided that the deputy mayor for policing and crime is not a leader or elected mayor of a constituent council; and
independent persons.
An independent remuneration panel must consist of at least three members none of whom may be—
a member of the Combined Authority or a member of a committee or sub-committee of the Combined Authority or a member of a constituent council; or
disqualified from being or becoming a member of the Combined Authority.
The Combined Authority may pay the expenses incurred by the independent remuneration panel established under sub-paragraph (1) in carrying out its functions and may pay the members of the panel such allowances or expenses as the Combined Authority may determine.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 1 para. 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), 11(2)(a)
Commencement
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Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 20.12.2023, see art. 1(2)