Southend Borough Council last week voted to provide members with a £100 increase on their basic expense allowances. This comes after the recommendation from the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel, which said that the Council should scrap travel and food allowances altogether and instead provide councillors with a flat-rate increase on their general allowance. Whilst...
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By Rachel Charman Liberal Democrat leader Graham Longley and Independent councillor Rob Woodley have pressed on with their campaign against alleged abuse of the councillor’s expenses system as the local elections draw closer. They have asked the Town Clerk and the internal auditor to investigate any possible abuses of the system. Cllrs Longley (left)...
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By Rachel Charman Graham Longley, leader of the Liberal Democrat councillor group and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Rochford and Southend East, has teamed up with Independent councillor Ron Woodley in an investigation. Cllr Longley told Councilbust.com that in the light of some information he recently received, he and Cllr Woodley have asked the Town...
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Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess has challenged the House of Commons Commission over its members’ allowances during the 1980s. Allowances, like MP expenses, were to cover the costs incurred by members of the Commission whilst carrying out their duties. Mr Amess wrote to Liberal Democrat Nick Devon of the House of Commons Commission...
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