County Councillors Travel expenses - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. How many County Councilllors reside outside the Division they represent.

2. Is there a policy for the claiming of travelling expenses? If so, where can a copy of this be found?

3. Are councillors residing outside the Division they represent eligible to claim for official journeys for the whole of the journey from their place of permanent residence to the destination within their Division area, or are they only eligible to claim for the part of the journey from the border of the Division to the destination?

Decision

1. 23 Elected Members of Lincolnshire County Council live outside of the Division that they represent

2. Please see link to the policy https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/

3. Please see the ‘Travel and Subsistence Expenses’ section at the above link

Reference number
FOI 4904445
Date request received
23/08/22
Date of decision
04/10/22