1. Can you supply information concerning Council Tax payers contributing a proportion of their Council Tax to the pensions of employees in Devon County, District and Town’s Councils?
The Statement of Accounts for 2024/25 is being prepared and has not yet been finalised. In 2023/24 gross expenditure (page 40 of the audited Statement of Accounts) amounted to £1.626 billion. Employer contributions from Devon County Council to the Local Government Pension Scheme were £48.5 million.
There are many sources of income for the Authority – as shown on page 10 of the audited Statement of Accounts for 2023/24, where Council Tax accounts for £499.1 million of a total income of £1.57 billion.
The County Council and Pension Fund do not hold the information to answer the question as to how pension contributions from individual District and Town Councils are financed.
Audit and Inspection | Devon County Council Finance
2. Could you also provide a pie chart indicating what percentage in millions £’s Council Tax payers in Devon contribute to the Pensions of employees of Devon’s Councils.
The County Council and Pension Fund do not hold the information to answer the question as to how pension contributions from District and Town Councils are financed in relation to council tax income.
A pie chart on page 10 in the audited statement of accounts shows the sources of income for Devon County Council. Council tax is used to meet the net revenue budget – it is not allocated to individual lines of expenditure, employer contributions or otherwise.
Audit and Inspection | Devon County Council Finance.
3. Can you also give the legal basis for Council Tax Payers contributing to all Council employees and executives.
The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 set out the legal basis for local authority contributions.