Councillor Expenses - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. I wish to know as FOI how much are the councillors paid or reimbursed how much each counsellor in the Boston area was paid or reimbursed in 2023 by each name.

2. How much each counsellor attended meetings or put any type of input into what they are being paid or reimbursed to do.

Please set out by name and committee they are on

Decision

1. Please see below list of Boston Councillors

Cllr Paula Ashleigh-Morris – Boston West

Cllr Alison M Austin – Boston South Holland

Cllr Michael Brookes – Boston Rural

Cllr Anton Dani – Boston North

Cllr Paul Anthony Skinner – Boston Coastal

Cllr Martin Griggs - Skirbeck

Please see link to the information via this link https://lincolnshire.ckan.io/dataset/members-allowances

*Please note that there is only one quarter of 2023 member allowance data available The information is available for 2022 via this link also.

2. Attendance at meetings can be determined by consulting Minutes of meetings as published on the Council's website.

https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/ieDocHome.aspx?bcr=1&Categories=-13156

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.

Reference number
FOI 8771205
Date request received
19/01/24
Date of decision
12/02/24