Democracy

Councillors, committees, minutes and agendas – how decisions are made

  • Allowances paid to Councillors

    For the financial year 2023/4 please advise the cost for the following and for 2024/5 the estimated cost for the following: 1. The total cost of basic allowances paid to Councillors; 2. The total cost of Special Responsibility Allowances paid … Continue reading →

  • Locality Payments

    Please provide a schedule of all locality payments made by DCC on behalf of Councillor Ian Hall between May 2017 and the 2nd April 2024. Please break down by financial year, to show the name of each recipient, the amount … Continue reading →

  • Law Firms for Immigration Work

    1. Does Devon County Council pay law firms who do not have contracts with the Legal Aid Agency to undertake immigration work on behalf of people that Devon County Council have duties to assist? If yes: 2. How many cases … Continue reading →

  • DBS Checks on Councillors

    I see from a previous FOI that you were looking to put a policy in place for DBS checks on Councillors. If you now have a policy in place please could I have a copy? Please see  Agenda for Constitution … Continue reading →

  • Travel Expenses

    For the financial year 2022/23 financial, please provide detail of any spending on private car hire and chauffeur services and who received these services? In relation to the Chair of the Council, there are certain events where a driver is … Continue reading →

  • Complaints Against Councillors

    1. In the last 5 years, how many complaints has the Council received against members of the council? Please break down by year. 3. How many were progressed to an investigation? 4. How many led to a standards hearing? 5. … Continue reading →

  • Discretionary Allowance

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your Council please. 1. Do your councillors get a discretionary allowance to spend on training individually as they choose? No. 2. How … Continue reading →