
2025 No. 8
Local Government
The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2025
Made 21st January 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd January 2025
Coming into force 1st April 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1) and 16(2)(b) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 11(4) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 the Scottish Ministers have considered information, advice and recommendations given to them by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 April 2025.
Amendment of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007
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(1) The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) For the table in regulation 6(2) (remuneration of the Leader of the Council) substitute—“
(a) Band B – £50,063
(b) Band C– £60,791
(c) Band D – £71,519.”.
(3) For the table in regulation 7(2) (remuneration of the Civic Head) substitute—“
(a) Band B – £37,548
(b) Band C – £45,594
(c) Band D – £53,640.”.
(4) In regulation 8(2) (remuneration and number of Senior Councillors)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—“
(a) 10, for each of the following—
 Clackmannanshire Council
 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
 East Lothian Council
 East Renfrewshire Council
 Inverclyde Council
 Midlothian Council
 Moray Council
 Orkney Islands Council
 Shetland Islands Council
 Stirling Council
 West Dunbartonshire Council;”,
(b) omit sub-paragraphs (b) and (c).
(5) In regulation 9 (amount of remuneration of Senior Councillors) for paragraph (3) substitute—“
(3) The maximum yearly amount that may be paid to a Senior Councillor is as follows, depending on the banding of a local authority—
(a) Band B – £37,548
(b) Band C – £45,594
(c) Band D – £53,640.”.
(6) In regulation 10 (Councillors’ remuneration) for “£21,345” substitute “£25,982”.
(6A) In regulation 12 (joint boards)—
(a) in paragraph (8) (which concerns the total yearly amount to be paid to the convener of a joint board) for “£26,686” substitute “£28, 207”,
(b) in paragraph (9) (which concerns the total yearly amount to be paid to the vice-convener of a joint board)—
(i) omit “of” where it second occurs,
(ii) for “£25,352” substitute “£26,797”.
(7) In the schedule (banding of local authorities for remuneration arrangements)—
(a) omit the list under the heading “Band A”,
(b) for the list under the heading “Band B” substitute—“
 Angus Council
 Argyll and Bute Council
 Clackmannanshire Council
 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
 Dumfries and Galloway Council
 Dundee City Council
 East Ayrshire Council
 East Dunbartonshire Council
 East Lothian Council
 East Renfrewshire Council
 Falkirk Council
 Inverclyde Council
 Midlothian Council
 Moray Council
 North Ayrshire Council
 Orkney Islands Council
 Perth and Kinross Council
 Renfrewshire Council
 Scottish Borders Council
 Shetland Islands Council
 Stirling Council
 South Ayrshire Council
 West Dunbartonshire Council
 West Lothian Council”.
SHONA ROBISON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st January 2025