Orkney Islands Council
Councillors’ Record of Claims 2022 to 2023
IMAGE: A one-page table lists the names, wards, council and outside-body posts, committees, salaries, expenses, reimbursements, and total salaries and expenses for Orkney Islands Council councillors for 2022–23. The page also includes explanatory notes below the table.
| Name | Ward | OIC Post Held | Other Bodies Post Held | Committee or Other Bodies | Salary | Car and Van Mileage Expenses | Travel Expenses | Accommodation | Meals | Telephone and ICT Expenses | Other Allowances and Expenses | Total Expenses | Expenses Reimbursed from Outside Bodies | Salaries and Expenses Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Bevan | Stromness and South Isles | Convener | Orkney Islands Council | 20,769.75 | 1,320.75 | 1,472.42 | 1,992.47 | 42.08 | 108.52 | 0.00 | 4,936.24 | 24,233.83 | ||
| Twinning | 0.00 | -862.61 | -609.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1,472.16 | |||||||
| S Clackson | North Isles | Deputy Convener | O&SVJB | 22,140.64 | 8.10 | 773.37 | 2,708.33 | 1,358.20 | 273.38 | 94.40 | 5,215.78 | 24,154.77 | ||
| 0.00 | -227.63 | -440.00 | -86.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -3,201.65 | ||||||||
| S Cowie | Kirkwall West and Orphir | Chair | Monitoring & Audit | 21,263.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 102.67 | 0.00 | 102.67 | 21,366.31 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| N Craigie | East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | 2,676.60 | 6.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 29.30 | 2,705.90 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| R Crichton | Stromness and South Isles | 3,145.41 | 37.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.41 | 0.00 | 73.21 | 3,218.62 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| D Dawson | Kirkwall East | Chair | Development & Infrastructure | 22,670.73 | 114.30 | 330.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 102.67 | 0.00 | 547.71 | 22,773.40 | ||
| Member | HITRANS | -114.30 | -330.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -445.04 | ||||||
| A Drever | East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | Vice Chair | Development & Infrastructure | 3,346.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 2,699.60 | ||
| Convener | O&SVJB | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -669.55 | ||||||
| B Foulkes | Kirkwall West and Orphir | Member | O&SVJB | 2,676.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 2,699.60 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| L Hall | Stromness and South Isles | Vice Chair | Member | Monitoring & Audit | 16,689.75 | 1,467.90 | 1,364.68 | 634.14 | 872.35 | 89.29 | 0.00 | 4,428.36 | 20,597.29 | |
| Member | O&SVJB | 0.00 | -267.60 | -240.80 | -12.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -520.82 | ||||||
| S Heddle | Kirkwall East | Spokesperson | COSLA | 19,529.44 | 403.20 | 5,483.18 | 286.63 | 78.88 | 223.52 | 0.00 | 6,475.41 | 22,260.96 | ||
| -403.20 | -2,975.18 | -286.63 | -78.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -3,743.89 | ||||||||
| H Johnston | West Mainland | Convener | Orkney Islands Council | 3,346.15 | 143.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 166.55 | 3,512.70 | ||
| Member | O&SVJB | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| R King | West Mainland | Vice Chair | Integration Joint Board | 21,732.45 | 536.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 282.67 | 0.00 | 819.07 | 22,551.52 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| K Leask | Kirkwall West and Orphir | Vice Chair | Planning | 16,689.75 | 0.00 | 385.90 | 302.80 | 0.00 | 89.29 | 0.00 | 777.99 | 16,883.94 | ||
| Vice Chair | Member | Licensing / O&SVJB | 0.00 | -358.80 | -225.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -583.80 | |||||
| L Manson | Kirkwall West and Orphir | Deputy Leader | Orkney Islands Council | 19,998.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 20,008.25 | ||
| Vice Chair | Policy and Resources | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| J Moar | East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | 16,689.75 | 913.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.59 | 0.00 | 1,003.09 | 17,692.84 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| R Peace | East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | 16,689.75 | 714.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 91.73 | 0.00 | 806.43 | 17,496.18 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| J Richards | Kirkwall West and Orphir | Chair | Monitoring & Audit | 2,961.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 2,984.19 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| S Sankey | East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | Vice Chair | OHAC | 2,676.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 | 2,714.60 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| J R Scott | Kirkwall East | Vice Chair | Member | Planning & O&SVJB | 19,529.44 | 0.00 | 240.10 | 225.00 | 26.75 | 94.63 | 0.00 | 586.48 | 19,624.07 | |
| Member | O&SVJB | 0.00 | -240.10 | -225.00 | -26.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -491.85 | ||||||
| G Shearer | Kirkwall East | Chair | Education, Leisure & Housing | 22,854.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 101.00 | 0.00 | 101.00 | 22,955.95 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| G Sinclair | North Isles | Chair | Member | Development & Infrastructure / HITRANS & COSLA | 3,145.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 3,168.41 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| G Skuse | East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | Vice Chair | Development & Infrastructure | 16,689.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.29 | 0.00 | 89.29 | 16,779.04 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| J Stevenson | West Mainland | Vice Chair | Member | Education, Leisure & Housing | 16,689.75 | 681.95 | 232.13 | 225.00 | 15.71 | 89.29 | 0.00 | 1,244.08 | 17,460.99 | |
| Member | O&SVJB | 0.00 | -232.13 | -225.00 | -15.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -472.84 | ||||||
| J Stockan | Stromness and South Isles | Leader | Member | Orkney Islands Council / Policy and Resources | 30,883.43 | 2,594.15 | 7,442.13 | 2,504.72 | 169.31 | 125.23 | 590.00 | 13,425.54 | 37,564.56 | |
| Chair | Member | COHI, COSLA and Twinning | -16.20 | -4,258.67 | -1,809.30 | -70.24 | 0.00 | -590.00 | -6,744.41 | |||||
| I Taylor | Kirkwall West and Orphir | 16,689.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.29 | 0.00 | 89.29 | 16,779.04 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| M Thomson | Stromness and South Isles | 2,676.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 2,699.60 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| M Thomson | North Isles | Chair | Orkney Ferries | 18,423.95 | 602.75 | 1,433.54 | 381.67 | 320.96 | 89.29 | 0.00 | 2,828.21 | 21,252.16 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| O Tierney | West Mainland | Chair | Planning | 22,386.14 | 889.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 101.00 | 0.00 | 990.29 | 23,376.43 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| D A Tullock | West Mainland | Chair | Licensing | 19,814.03 | 1,418.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 102.92 | 0.00 | 1,521.49 | 21,335.52 | ||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| H Woodbridge | North Isles | Deputy Leader | Orkney Islands Council / Policy and Resources | 22,386.14 | 53.55 | 4,371.76 | 2,063.59 | 283.28 | 106.07 | 0.00 | 6,878.25 | 27,773.54 | ||
| Vice Chair | Twinning | 0.00 | -928.34 | -469.74 | -92.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1,490.85 | ||||||
| Total | 447,861.94 | 11,906.76 | 23,529.95 | 11,324.35 | 3,167.52 | 2,685.75 | 684.40 | 53,298.73 | -19,836.86 | 481,323.81 |
Explanatory Notes
The councillor's record of claims has been prepared in accordance with the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and additional guidance notes as issued by the Scottish Government.
All expenses properly incurred by Councillors while carrying out their approved duties are re-imbursed by the Council subject to predetermined limits.
The record includes expenditure incurred directly by the Council on behalf of the Councillor, for example, travel expenses, information services and conference fees if organised by the council.
The following support functions are the responsibility of the Council, and are therefore not included in the above table of figures:-
- Training and development by in-house providers, including seminars, at no additional cost;
- The provision of insurance in respect of Councillors, including employers and public liability cover, at a cost of £34.62.;
- Accounting for tax and national insurance on the figures quoted above.
- Local Government Pension & Apprenticeship Levy Payments
Other Allowances and Expenses include conference and training fees.
Reimbursement of expenses from Outside Bodies refers to the Orkney and Shetland Valuation Joint Board, HITRANS, COSLA and COHI.
Outside Bodies - Expenses incurred when undertaking business with Outside Bodies on behalf of Orkney Islands Council which are refunded are shown on the second line for each Councillor.
The total cost of £481,323.81 for the financial year 2022-23 represents an incease of £41,439.60 or 9.4% on the previous year.