Parish Connetables claiming allowances; expenses and special payments
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WQ.284/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMITÉ DES CONNÉTABLES BY DEPUTY L.K.F. STEPHENSON OF ST. MARY, ST. OUEN AND ST. PETER QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2022
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2022
Question
"Will the Chair provide details of any arrangements that allow Connétable s –
- to claim allowances / expenses / special payments in addition to their States Assembly salary;
- how any such amounts are set and agreed; and
- how many Connétable s are currently in receipt of such payments?"
Answer
- Arrangements for payments to Connétable s in addition to their States Assembly salary vary from Parish to Parish.
- Some Parishes approve a single payment to the Connétable towards expenses they incur on behalf of the Parish. Such amounts are decided by the Parish Assembly when approving the estimates for the Parish for the coming year in accordance with Article 21(2) of the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005. The sum is shown in Parish accounts which are available online on the Parish's website.
- Currently five Parishes provide for Connétable 's expenses or an allowance in the estimates for 2022/23 (available on the Parishes websites); these are St Brelade (£2,500), St Lawrence (£1,500), St Martin (£1,500), St Ouen (£2,000) and St Peter (£3,000).
Note – further information about payments has been issued in response to two FOI requests; see Connetables-payments-2019-2021.pdf (comite.je) and Honorary-Police-payments-since-2015.pdf (comite.je)