Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/4/part/8?view=extent
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, PART 8.
PART 8WF1...PAYMENTS AND PENSIONS
F1Word in Pt. 8 omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 63(2), 75(3); S.I. 2014/380, art. 2
C1Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (25.1.2016) by Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6), ss. 25(3)(4), 46(1)
Principal functions of the PanelW
142Functions relating to payments to membersW
(1)For the financial year beginning 1 April 2012 and for each following financial year, the Panel may decide the relevant matters—
(a)for which a relevant authority will be required to make payments to members of the authority;
(b)for which a relevant authority will be authorised to make payments to members of the authority.
(2)Relevant matters are—
(a)matters relating to the official business of members of relevant authorities;
(b)periods of family absence under Part 2.
(3)Having exercised that power, the Panel must set for each relevant matter one of the following—
(a)the amount that a relevant authority must pay to a member of the authority;
(b)the maximum amount that a relevant authority may pay to a member of the authority.
(4)Having decided the relevant matters for which a relevant authority may be authorised or required to make payments under subsection (1) and set the amount or maximum amount for each matter under subsection (3), the Panel may determine that payments in respect of a particular matter or matters may not be paid to more than a fixed proportion[F2or specified number ] of the members of an authority.
(5)The proportion fixed by the Panel in accordance with subsection (4) may not exceed fifty per cent unless the consent of the Welsh Ministers has been obtained.
[F3(5A)The number specified by the Panel in accordance with subsection (4), expressed as a proportion of the total number of members of an authority, may not exceed fifty per cent unless the consent of the Welsh Ministers has been obtained.]
(6)The Panel may set—
(a)the maximum percentage or other rate by which a relevant authority will be entitled to adjust for a financial year the amounts that had effect for the relevant matters for the previous financial year;
(b)an index by reference to which a relevant authority will be entitled to adjust for a financial year the amounts that had effect for such of the relevant matters for the previous financial year as the Panel decides.
(7)The powers under subsection (6) may be exercised so as to—
(a)set a rate and an index in relation to the same matter;
(b)set different rates or indices in relation to different matters.
(8)When setting an amount under subsection (3), making a determination under subsection (4) or setting a rate or index under subsection (6), the Panel must take into account what it considers will be the likely financial impact of doing so on relevant authorities.
(9)The Panel may make different decisions under subsection (1), set different amounts under subsection (3), make different determinations under subsection (4) or set different rates or indices under subsection (6) in relation to authorities of different descriptions or different authorities of the same description.
(10)For the purposes of subsection (2) a matter relates to the official business of a member of a relevant authority if it is a matter which a member undertakes—
(a)as a member of a relevant authority, or
(b)as a member of a body to which the member is appointed by, or following nomination by, the relevant authority or a group of bodies including the relevant authority.
F2Words in s. 142(4) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 62(a), 75(2)(d)
F3S. 142(5A) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 62(b), 75(2)(d)
I2S. 142 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(c)
I3S. 142 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(a)
143Functions relating to members' pensionsW
(1)This section applies in relation to members of relevant authorities who—
(a)are not co-opted members, and
(b)are for the time being eligible for membership of a pension scheme in accordance with regulations under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (local government pension schemes).
(2)The Panel may decide the descriptions of members to or in respect of whom a relevant authority will be required to pay a pension (a “relevant pension”).
(3)The Panel may decide the relevant matters in respect of which a relevant authority will be required to pay a relevant pension.
(4)The Panel may make different decisions in relation to authorities of different descriptions or different authorities of the same description.
I4S. 143 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(d)
I5S. 143 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(a)
[F4143AFunctions relating to salaries of heads of paid serviceW
( b )any proposed change to the salary of the authority's head of paid service.
( 3 )A qualifying relevant authority must, before making a change to the salary of its head of paid service which is not commensurate with a change to the salaries of the authority's other staff—
[F5(3A)But a qualifying relevant authority that has consulted the Panel about a proposed reduction in salary may make the reduction before receiving a recommendation from the Panel if the contract under which the salary is payable does not prevent the authority from changing the salary after receiving a recommendation.
(b)when doing so, must have regard to the recommendation.]
[F6(4A)The Panel must notify the Welsh Ministers of every recommendation it makes under this section.]
[F7(5A)A qualifying relevant authority—
(b)may specify in the direction the time by which the authority must do so.]
“ head of paid service ” (“ ”) means a head of paid service designated under section 4(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
“ pay policy statement ” (“ ”) means a pay policy statement produced by a relevant authority (within the meaning of section 43(1) of the Localism Act 2011) under section 38 of that Act;
“ qualifying relevant authority ” (“ ”) means a relevant authority (within the meaning of this Part) which is required to produce a pay policy statement;
“ salary ” (“ ”) includes, in the case of a head of paid service engaged by a qualifying relevant authority under a contract for services, payments by the authority to the head of paid service for those services. ]
F4S. 143A inserted (1.4.2014) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 63(1), 75(3); S.I. 2014/380, art. 2
F5S. 143A(3A)(3B) inserted (25.1.2016) by Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6), ss. 40(2), 46(1)
F6S. 143A(4A) inserted (25.1.2016) by Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6), ss. 40(3), 46(1)
F7S. 143A(5A)(5B) inserted (25.1.2016) by Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6), ss. 40(4), 46(1)
C2S. 143A(1)(b)(3) excluded (conditional) (26.11.2015) by Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6), ss. 29(7)(8), 46(2)
144Relevant authorities, members etc.W
(2)An authority is a “relevant authority” if it comes within one of the following descriptions—
(c)a National Park authority (established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995) for a National Park in Wales;
(d)a Welsh fire and rescue authority, that is an authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.
[F8(da)a strategic planning panel (established under section 60D of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004);]
[F9(e)a body specified as a relevant authority in an order made by the Welsh Ministers.]
(3)A reference to a description of a relevant authority is to be read with subsection (2).
(4)“Member”, in relation to a relevant authority, includes—
(a)an elected mayor of the authority (within the meaning of section 39(1) of the Local Government Act 2000),
(b)an elected executive member of the authority (within the meaning of section 39(4) of that Act), and
(c)a co-opted member of the authority.
(5)“Co-opted member”, in relation to a relevant authority, means a person who is not a member of the authority (except by virtue of subsection (4)) but—
(a)is a member of a committee or sub-committee of the authority or is a member of, and represents the authority on, a joint committee or joint sub-committee of the authority, and
(b)is entitled to vote on questions for decision at meetings of that committee or sub-committee.
[F10(6)A body may only be specified as a relevant authority if—
(8)Sections 142(4), 143, 147(3)(b) and 155 do not apply in relation to a relevant authority described in subsection (2)(e).]
F8S. 144(2)(da) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 1 para. 9
F9S. 144(2)(e) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 64(a), 75(2)(d)
F10S. 144(6)-(8) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 64(b), 75(2)(d)
I6S. 144 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(e)
Reports by the PanelW
145Annual reportsW
(1)The Panel must publish a report (an “annual report”) about the exercise of its functions with respect to each financial year.
(2)An annual report may impose requirements (including, amongst other things, requirements to make payments) on relevant authorities.
I7S. 145 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(f)
I8S. 145 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(b)
146First annual reportW
(1)The first financial year for which the Panel must publish an annual report under section 145 is the financial year beginning 1 April 2012.
(2)The report for that financial year (“the first annual report”) must be published no later than 31 December 2011.
(3)The first annual report must specify—
(a)the relevant matters,
(b)the amounts set under section 142(3),
(c)the proportion determined under section 142(4 ),
(d)the members of relevant authorities to or in respect of whom relevant authorities will be required to pay a relevant pension, and
(e)the relevant matters in respect of which a relevant pension is payable.
(4)After publishing the first annual report but before publishing the second annual report, the Panel may publish one or more supplementary reports.
(5)A supplementary report under this section may vary the provision made in the first annual report for the purposes of subsection (3)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).
(6)In preparing a supplementary report under this section, the Panel must take into account—
(a)the first annual report and any supplementary reports relating to it, and
(7)Before publishing the first annual report or a supplementary report under this section, the Panel must—
(a)send a draft to
(b)take into account the representations it receives about the draft.
(8)The provisions of the first annual report or a supplementary report under this section come into force on the date specified for that purpose in the report; but the report may not specify a date earlier than the last day of the period of three months beginning with the day after the date of publication.
I9S. 146 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(g)
(a)[F1128 February]in the financial year preceding that to which the report relates, or
(4)An annual report may vary the provision made in the first annual report for the purposes of section 146(3)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e)[F12(including by specifying a number under section 142(4))].
[F13(9)The provisions of an annual or supplementary report under this section come into force on the date specified for that purpose in the report.
F11Words in s. 147(2)(a) substituted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 65(a), 75(2)(d)
F12Words in s. 147(4) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 65(b), 75(2)(d)
F13S. 147(9)-(12) substituted for s. 147(2) (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 65(c), 75(2)(d)
I10S. 147 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(l)
148Consultation on draft reportsW
(1)The Panel must not publish an annual report F14... before the end of the period of eight weeks beginning with the day on which it sends a draft of the report in accordance with section 146 or 147.
[F15(1A)The Panel must not publish a supplementary report—
(b)later than the end of the period of eight weeks beginning with the day on which it sends a draft of the report in accordance with section 147.]
(2)The Panel must, when it sends a draft of a report in accordance with either of those sections, place an electronic copy of the draft on its website.
F14Words in s. 148(1) repealed (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 66(a), 75(2)(d)
F15S. 148(1A) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), ss. 66(b), 75(2)(d)
I11S. 148 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(h)
I12S. 148 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(c)
149Directions to vary draft reportsW
(1)The Welsh Ministers may direct the Panel to reconsider a provision of a draft report.
(a)the provision,
(b)the reason for giving the direction, and
(c)the date by which the Welsh Ministers require the Panel to respond.
(a)must respond to the direction no later than the date specified for the purposes of subsection (2)(c);
(b)may not publish the report before having responded to the direction.
(4)If the Panel decides not to vary the draft in accordance with the direction, it must specify in its response the reason for its decision.
I13S. 149 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(i)
I14S. 149 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(d)
I15S. 150 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(j)
I16S. 150 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(e)
151Publicity requirements in reportsW
(1)An annual report may impose on relevant authorities requirements for making arrangements for publishing information of a specified description—
(a)about payments made in respect of relevant matters;
(b)about payments made in respect of relevant pensions.
[F16(c)about other payments made to members of relevant authorities from other public bodies.]
(2)The report may require different arrangements to be made by authorities of different descriptions or different authorities of the same description.
[F17(3)For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), a “public body” is—
(d)a body designated as a public body in an order made by the Welsh Ministers.]
F16 S. 151(1)(c) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4) , ss. 67(a) , 75(2)(d)
F17 S. 151(3) inserted (30.9.2013) by Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4) , ss. 67(b) , 75(2)(d)
I17 S. 151 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011 , art. 2(k)
I18 S. 151 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187 , art. 2(2)(f)
I19S. 152 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(l)
I20S. 152 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(g)
Payments by relevant authoritiesW
153Compliance with Panel's requirementsW
I21S. 153 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(m)
154Members wishing to forgo paymentsW
I22S. 154 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(m)
I23S. 154 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(h)
I24S. 155(1) in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(n)
I25S. 155(2)(3)(4) in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(n)
I26S. 155(2)(3)(4) in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(i)
I27S. 155(5) in force at 28.2.2014 by S.I. 2014/453, art. 2(b)
EnforcementW
I28S. 156 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(o)
I29S. 156 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(j)
I30S. 157 in force for specified purposes at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(p)
I31S. 157 in force at 30.4.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(2)(k)
158Power to modify provision about PanelW
The Welsh Ministers may by order make modifications of this Part so as to—
(a)add, vary or omit provision about the Panel's membership, the tenure of its members, or its procedures;
(b)add, vary or omit provision conferring or imposing a function on the Panel.
I32S. 158 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(q)
159Interpretation of Part 8W
“annual report” (“”) has the meaning given in section 145;
“co-opted member” (“”), in relation to a relevant authority, has the meaning given in section 144;
“financial year” (“”) means a period of 12 months ending with 31 March;
“member” (“”) , in relation to a relevant authority, has the meaning given in section 144;
“the Panel” (“”) means the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales;
“relevant authority” (“”) has the meaning given in section 144 (and a reference to a description of a relevant authority is to be read in accordance with that section);
“relevant matter” (“”) has the meaning given in section 142;
“relevant pension” (“”) has the meaning given in section 143.
(2)The references in sections 153, 154 and 157 to requirements imposed by an annual report include a reference to requirements included in an annual report by a supplementary report.
160Consequential amendmentsW
I33S. 160 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(o)