Announcements

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Audit Commission Act 1998

In accordance with Section 11 of the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011, notice is hereby given that the audit of the accounts and other financial documents of Swindon Borough Council for the year ended 31st March 2015, concluded by 30 September.

The Council's Auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, have issued an unqualified opinion of the accounts. The accounts and related reports are available via the Council's website: www.swindon.gov. uk or by contacting the Council at the address below.

The Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003

Publication of Scheme of Councillors' Allowances for 2015/16

The Council has published a Scheme of Councillors' Allowances for 2015/16.
Basic and Special Responsibility Allowances - The Council agreed on 6th November 2014, after considering the recommendations of its Independent Remuneration Panel, that the levels of Basic, Special and other Allowances payable to Councillors in 2015/16 would be indexed linked to the percentage increase in pay awarded to local authority staff nationally in the 2014/15 Pay Round. This equated to an overall increase of 2.2%. The Councillors Basic Allowance increased to £7,880. Details of the Special Responsibility and other Allowances payable are set out in the Scheme of Councillors' Allowances.

Scheme of Councillors' Allowances for 2016/17 -The Council agreed on 23rd July 2015, after considering the recommendations of its Independent Remuneration Panel, that the level of Councillors' Basic and Special Responsibility Allowances for 2016/17 would be indexed linked to the percentage increase in pay awarded to local authority staff nationally in the 2016/17 Pay Round, it being recognised that this is still to be agreed, and that this would be on the basis of the percentage of the increase in the Council's pay to meet the cost.

Copies of the Scheme of Councillors' Allowances for 2015/16 are available from Ian Willcox, Committee and Member Services Manager, at the address below, or telephone: (01793) 463601, or e-mail iwillcox@swindon.gov.uk. The Scheme can also be found in Part 6 of the Council's Constitution on the Council and Democracy pages of the Council's web site (www.swindon.gov.uk) or direct link:  http://ww5.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/s73850/Part6CouncillorsAllowancesScheme.doc.pdf
Stuart McKellar
Board Director Resources
Civic Offices
Swindon SN1 2JH