Money for clothing allowance FOI request
Case reference FOI2019/01300
Published 10 December 2019
Request
1) Can you please tell me if any of your councillors or Lord Mayor are eligible to claim money back for items of clothing?
2) If yes, could you please tell me which ones and how much they are eligible for?
3) Could you tell me how much was claimed by them for clothing allowance for 2017/18 and 2018/19?
4) Finally could you give me a list of items purchased with the clothing allowance budget? In each case, please list the claims and the name of the councillor claiming it.
Response
1) Only those councillors holding the office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are eligible to claim money back for items of clothing.
2) The Mayor has an allowance of £8,000 pa and the Deputy Mayor £2,000 pa. The allowance is provided to cover any personal expenses that they can expect to incur on a more regular basis due to mayoral responsibilities, which includes clothing for both the office holder and their escort.
3) See response to 4) below
4) The amount of reimbursements are set out in the attached table, including details of the items claimed.
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