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Councillor allowances

Find out how much councillors are paid, and how the allowances procedure is overseen.

The full scheme forms part of the council’s constitution. Copies of the record of payments made under the members allowance scheme are available below. They are also available for inspection at County Hall in Northallerton, during office hours.

Basic allowance

The basic allowance for all members of the council is £17,964.

Allowances in detail

Special responsibility allowances

Special responsibility allowances are paid to certain members of the council as follows:

Position Allowance
Chair of the council £12,831
Vice chair of the council £4,255
Leader of the council £41,903
Deputy leader of the council £22,365
Executive members £20,663
Chair of the health overview and scrutiny committee £11,679
Chairs of other overview and scrutiny committees £5,839
Vice chairs of overview and scrutiny committees £1,947
Chairs of area committees £5,839
Vice chairs of area committees £1,947
Chair of the strategic planning committee £7,366
Vice chair of the strategic planning committee £2,262
Vice chair of development plan committee  £1,947
Chair of the appeals committee £5,839
Vice chair of the appeals committee £973
Chair of the pension fund committee £5,839
Chair of audit committee £5,039
Chair of the standards and governance committee £4,672
Chairs of the area planning committees £4,031
Vice chairs of the area planning committees £1,539
Chair of the statutory licensing committee £3,699
Vice chair of the statutory licensing committee £1,947

Statutory licensing sub-committee (to a maximum of £1,000 per member, per annum)

  • chair
  • member x2

£100 per meeting 

£75 per meeting

Chair of the general licensing and registration committee £4,154
Vice chair of the general licensing and registration committee £1,947

General licensing and registration sub-committee (to a maximum of £1,000 per member, per annum)

  • chair
  • member x2

100 per meeting


75 per meeting

Champions for young people, older people and climate change £1,947
Leaders of political groups, where the group is the second largest eligible party in group membership £7,208
Leaders of political groups, where the group is the third largest eligible party in group membership £3,727
Secretaries of political groups, where the group is the largest party in group membership £2,920
Secretaries of political groups, where the group is the second largest eligible party in group membership £1,947
Secretaries of political groups, where the group is the third largest eligible party in group membership £973

The minimum group size to be eligible for an allowance is nine members.

Other Allowances Allowance
Independent persons for standards and governance committee £973
Chairman of the pension board £3,297
Chair of the police, fire and crime panel £7,366
Vice-chairs of the police, fire and crime panel £2,263
Members of the police, fire and crime panel £953
Community members of the police, fire and crime panel £1,986

Travel and subsistence allowance

Travel and subsistence allowance is paid to members as follows, in respect of approved duties. Details of these duties are included in the full members allowance scheme, which forms part of the constitution. The scheme aligns the rates to those payable to council officers. Should officer rates be reviewed during the year, any change will be reflected in the rates payable to members from the operative date of the review.

Car allowances

  • up to 10,000 miles per annum - 45p per mile
  • additional miles in excess of 10,000 per annum - 25p per mile

Rail and air travel

Reimbursed at cost.

Subsistence allowances

Actual expenditure up to a maximum of:

  • breakfast - £6.50
  • lunch - £6.50
  • tea - £3.50
  • evening meal - £11
  • overnight - £76.50
  • overnight (London) - £110

Members allowances and expenses

2024-25

 North Yorkshire Council Members' allowances and expenses 2024-25 (pdf / 155 KB)

2023-24

 North Yorkshire Council Members' allowances and expenses 2023-24 (pdf / 190 KB)

2022-23

Craven District Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

Hambleton District Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

North Yorkshire County Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

Richmondshire District Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

Ryedale District Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

Scarborough Borough Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

Selby District Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

Harrogate Borough Council Members' allowances and expenses 2022-23

2021-22

North Yorkshire County Council Members' allowances and expenses 2021-22

2020-21

North Yorkshire County Council Members' allowances and expenses 2020-21

Independent remuneration panel

The independent remuneration panel consists of four members. The panel makes recommendations and provides advice to the council about its members’ allowances scheme.

Before the council makes or amends its members’ allowances scheme it must have regard to, and publicise, the panel’s recommendations.

At the meeting of Full Council on 12 November 2025, the recommendations of the independent remuneration panel for member allowances for 2026/27 were accepted in full.

For a full report with recommendations, please see the public pack agenda from the meeting held on Wednesday 12 November 2025.

The revised member allowances will come into effect on 1 April 2026.

A statutory notice will be published following the meeting of Council on 12 November 2025.

If you have any queries, then please email our Democratic Services Team.


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