Moved by
Baroness Thornhill
59: After Clause 70, insert the following new Clause—
“Dependents carers allowance for parish councillors
(1) The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 7 (dependants' carers' allowance), in paragraph (2), at end insert “or a parish council”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new Clause would add parish councils to the list of local authorities in England which may have a scheme to provide for the payment to members of that authority. The allowance would be in respect of such expenses of arranging for the care of their children or dependants as are necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties such as attending meetings.