Transfer responsibility for setting the amount of the basic allowance to be paid to councillors from individual councils to DfC - screening
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The purpose of this provision is to transfer responsibility for setting the amount of the basic allowance paid to councillors from councils and pass it instead to the Department for Communities (DfC).
One of the recommendations of the recently published ‘Review of the Role and Responsibilities of Councillors in Northern Ireland’ was that responsibility for setting the amount of the basic allowance paid to councillors should be removed from councils and passed instead to DfC.
Existing/Revised/New: Revised
Date of Screening: 02/05/2025
Screening Outcome - Full EQIA recommended: No