Decision details

21.1     The Committee considered a report by the Director of Law and Assurance on the work of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) (copy appended to the signed minutes). The IRP has met twice in 2022 to consider initial observations and feedback on the Members’ Allowances Scheme after a year of this Council’s term. It has concluded that no interim review of the scheme is required in 2022 but has identified some key areas to include in its main quadrennial review, which will begin in 2023. It has, however, recommended that the Committee considers recommending to the Council that the term of office for members of the Panel should be extended from two to three terms.

21.2     Resolved –

(1)        That a recommendation be made to the County Council on 14 October 2022 that the term of office for members of the Independent Remuneration Panel in Part 3, Appendix 13 of the Council’s Constitution be amended from a maximum of two four-year terms to a maximum of three four-year terms; and

(2)        That the Panel’s plans for and approach to a full review of West Sussex County Council’s Members’ Allowance Scheme from spring 2023 be noted.