Statutory Boards - Lay Board Members Pay

Summary

The requester asked for current pay rates for lay board members of Statutory Boards and when they were last changed. The Attorney General's Chambers disclosed that rates are defined by the Statutory Boards (Annual Sums) Order 2015, which came into operation on 1 November 2015, and provided a copy of the document.

Key Facts

• Pay for lay board members is defined and agreed by Tynwald.
• The relevant legislation is the Statutory Boards (Annual Sums) Order 2015 (SD2015/0268).
• The Order was approved by Tynwald on 21 October 2015.
• The Order came into operation on 1 November 2015.
• The Treasury is responsible for reviewing prevailing rates from time to time.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-06-03
• 2019-06-18
• 21 October 2015
• 1 November 2015
• SD2015/0268
• 848165

Original Request

For the Statutory Boards I believe that the pay for lay board members is defined and agreed by Tynwald. Would you be able to supply the current rates for each of the Statutory Boards and the last time these were changed?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Attorney General's Chambers 2nd floor Belgravia House Circular Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 1AE Telephone: (01624) 685452 E-mail: attgen@gov.im

Our ref: 848165 18 June 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 3 June 2019 and which states:

"For the Statutory Boards I believe that the pay for lay board members is defined and agreed by Tynwald. Would you be able to supply the current rates for each of the Statutory Boards and the last time these were changed?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. The Statutory Boards (Annual Sums) Order 2015 (SD2015/0268) was approved by Tynwald on 21 October 2015 and came into operation on 1 November 2015. The document is available on the Tynwald website in the Library, Statutory Documents, 2015 tab and I attach a copy for your information which details the rates applicable to Board Members who are not Members of Tynwald. The Treasury is the Department with responsibility for reviewing the prevailing rates from time to time.

Please quote the reference number 848165 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely

Chief Operating Officer