Councillors Wages - Find a freedom of information request

Request

How much are councillors paid?

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

Councillors are not paid a salary, but they are entitled to allowances in accordance with the Council's Members' Allowances Scheme, which is part of the Council's Constitution, a document published on our website at the following link

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s49220/CONSTITUTION%20- %2010.12.21%20-%20Part%206%20- %20Members%20Allowances%20Scheme%202022-23.pdf

As such, this information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the exemption set out at Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which provides that a public authority need not comply with a request for disclosure under the Act where that information is reasonably accessible by other means. Please quote the reference number 4038789 in any future communications. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for a

Reference number
FOI 4038789
Date request received
03/05/22
Date of decision
18/05/22