#2026/517Remuneration Panels for Combined Authority Commissioners
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This order clarifies which pay review panels must be used when combined authorities and combined county authorities set allowances for commissioners appointed by mayors. It names the independent remuneration panels already created by those authorities as the relevant panels for this purpose. The practical effect is narrow. Combined authorities and combined county authorities must consider the panel’s report before approving commissioner allowances, and the allowances cannot go above the panel’s recommendations.
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Key Changes
- Specifies independent remuneration panels as the relevant panels for commissioner allowance schemes
- Applies to combined authorities and combined county authorities in England
- Requires commissioner allowances to stay within the panel’s recommended limits
Obligations
What this law requires
When setting a scheme for payment of allowances to commissioners appointed by a mayor, a combined authority must treat the independent remuneration panel established by that authority under article 16(1)(b) of the 2017 Order as the relevant remuneration panel for purposes of paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 5BA to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
When setting a scheme for payment of allowances to commissioners appointed by a mayor, a combined county authority must treat the independent remuneration panel established by that authority under article 16(1)(b) of the 2017 Order as the relevant remuneration panel for purposes of paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 2A to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.