LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 10th February 2009. Amendment of the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 2 1 The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs. 2 In regulation 2, at the end of the definition of “Civic Head”, insert– , and includes persons deputising for the Civic Head . 3 After regulation 4(3) insert– 4 A member of a local authority shall be entitled to receive an allowance from that authority as provided for in paragraph (ee) of Schedule 2 , in addition to any claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred on travel in terms of this regulation or regulation 5. . 4 In regulation 5(4)(a) for “49.3 pence per mile” substitute “40 pence per mile”. 5 In Schedule 2– a in the left-hand column of paragraph (a) for “except” substitute “including”; b at the end of the left-hand column of paragraph (a) insert– North Ayrshire Council Ward 2 – Ardrossan and Arran Ward 8 – North Coast and Cumbraes ; c for the note between paragraphs (d) and (e) substitute “Meals taken under paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) exclude those purchased or taken by a member of a local authority within the electoral ward in respect of which they hold office and those purchased or taken while they are carrying out council business in any local authority premises in the area of the local authority of which they are a member.”; d in paragraph (e) for the right-hand column substitute– £131 within London £110 elsewhere ; and e after paragraph (e)– i in the left-hand column insert– ee Overnight accommodation away from home with friends or family ; and ii in the right-hand column insert– £25 per night if the local authority determines that the expense is reasonably incurred for approved duties and otherwise no such allowance . 6 In Schedule 3– a on the Claim Form for Allowances and Expenses– i in the column headed “Car Mileage” for “£0.493” substitute “£0.40”; and ii after the column headed “Subsistence” insert a column headed “Accommodation Details”; b in the Notes of Guidance for Completion of Claim Form– i at the end of paragraph 2 insert “, where claims relate to overnight subsistence or meal costs but not where claims relate only to travel”; ii in paragraph 6 for “Only” substitute “With the exception of road and bridge tolls and the allowance provided for by regulation 4(4), only”; and iii after paragraph 6 insert– ACCOMMODATION DETAILS 6A This column relates to claims for overnight accommodation with friends and family. These must include the address of the accommodation and the name(s) of the friends or family with whom you stayed. ; and c on the Member’s Travel and Subsistence Expenses Claim Form, in the Summary of Claim table, after the row for “Passenger Mileage Claim”, insert a row with “Staying With Friends Allowance” in the left hand box; 7 In Schedule 4– a in column (B) for “DESIGNATION” substitute “POSITION HELD”; b in column (D) for “TRAVEL EXPENSES” substitute “CAR AND VAN MILEAGE EXPENSES”; c in column (G) for “OTHER EXPENSES” substitute “OTHER ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES”; and d in column (I), for “(I)=C+G” insert “(I)=C+H”. JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 16th December 2008