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LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM 
 
MEMBERS’ ALLOWANCES  
PUBLICATION OF ALLOWANCES PAID TO MEMBERS AND CO-OPTED MEMBERS IN THE 
2008/2009 FINANCIAL YEAR 
 
As part of the legislation that sets out the arrangements for the payment of allowances, details of amounts 
paid to each Member of the Council and each Co-opted Member of a Committee must be published within 
the local authority’s area.  This notice sets out the relevant information for the 2008/2009 financial year. 
  
During the 2008/2009 financial year, the Council operated the following allowance scheme: 
 
Basic Allowance per Councillor:   
£10,722 per annum 
 
Mayor’s 
Allowance: 
  £78,063 
 
 
Deputy Mayor’s Allowance: 
 
£43,803 
 
 
Special Responsibility Allowances (in addition to the basic allowance) for posts with different levels of 
responsibility attached to them: 
  
Band SRA 
Allowance 
£ 
1A 3,585 
1B 5,125 
2A 7,685 
2B 10,245 
3A 14,345 
3B 18,440 
4A 22,540 
4B 26,635 
4C 30,735 
 
Special Responsibility Allowances (in addition to any other allowance) for Members appointed to represent 
the Council on the following Bodies (this allowance to cease if that Body establishes a scheme of its own): 
 
External Body 
SRA 
£ 
London Councils Panel Member 
1,025 
East London Waste Authority 
1,025 
Association Public Service Excellence 
1,025 
 
Annual Allowances for non-elected Co-opted/Independent members serving on the following: 
 
Committee/Sub-Committee/Commission Annual 
Allowance 
£ 
Overview and Scrutiny Committee  
492 
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission  
492 
Other Scrutiny Commissions  
492 
Standards Committee  
410 
Chair of Standards Committee 
820 
 
In addition, whilst not being part of the Newham Member Allowance Scheme, under the Local Government 
Act 1972, the holders of the office of Civic Ambassador and Deputy Civic Ambassador received allowances 
to offset the expenses of these offices.  For 2008/2009 the allowance for the Civic Ambassador was £7,500 
and for the Deputy Civic Ambassador £3,500. 
 
Childcare/dependants allowance – £7.20 per hour up to 10 pm and £9.60 per hour after 10 pm irrespective of 
the number of people cared for. 
 
Travelling Allowances – The reimbursement of actual travel costs incurred whilst undertaking duties outside 
Newham.  
 
Subsistence Allowances – The reimbursement of actual subsistence costs incurred whilst undertaking duties 
outside Newham.  This allowance is limited to a maximum daily rate of £28.70 for meals and a maximum 
overnight rate of £115 for accommodation.  
 
The Council is required to publish details of the payments made to each Member of the Council and each 
Co-opted Member of a Committee in respect of the following allowances: 
 
•  Basic Allowance 
•  Special Responsibility Allowance 
•  Travelling Allowance 
•  Subsistence Allowance 
•  Dependants’ Carers’ Allowance 
•  Co-optees’ Allowance 
 
Details of the amounts paid to each Member in the 2008/2009 financial year are set out in two Schedules.  
The amounts shown are before the deduction of Tax and National Insurance.  Schedule 1 details the 
payments made to each elected Member under the scheme.  Schedule 2 details payments made to Co-opted 
Members. 
 
Joe Duckworth 
Chief Executive 
June 2009 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE 1 
 
Members of the Council serving from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009 
 
1 2 
3 4 5 6 7 
Initials Name 
Basic Special 
Travelling 
Subsistence 
Dependants’ 
Allowance  Responsibility  Allowance 
Allowance 
Carers’ 
 
Allowance 
 
 
Allowance 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
RA WALES 
(Mayor) 
0
78,063
0
0 
0
H ABDULMUHIT 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
S ADEMOLAKE 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
S AHMAD 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
AK ALI 
10,627
3,125
0
0 
0
Z ALI 
10,627
3,585
302
0 
0
AR BAIKIE 
10,627
30,735
0
0 
0
F BOURNE 
10,627
9,006
0
0 
0
CH BOWDEN 
10,627
43,803
79
44 
0
PM BRICKELL 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
J BUTLER 
10,627
5,125
0
0 
0
AA CHAUDHARY 
10,627
1,236
0
0 
0
A CHOWDHURY 
10,627
5,125
0
0 
0
MS COLLIER 
10,627
10,245
0
0 
0
IK CORBETT 
10,627
30,851
82
0 
0
JH CORBETT 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
A CRAIG 
10,627
3,585
0
0 
0
1 2 
3 4 5 6 7 
Initials Name 
Basic Special 
Travelling 
Subsistence 
Dependants’ 
Allowance  Responsibility  Allowance 
Allowance 
Carers’ 
 
Allowance 
 
 
Allowance 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
RJ CRAWFORD 
10,627
30,735
0
0 
0
U DESAI 
10,627
30,735
50
0 
0
CW FURNESS 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
O GANGADHARAN 
10,627
0
0
5 
0
JH GARFIELD 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
DA GRIFFIN 
10,627
10,245
0
0 
0
M HARRIS 
MITCHELL 
10,627
1,263
0
0 
0
PM HOLLAND 
10,627
3,585
37
0 
0
LT HUDSON 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
KJ JENKINS 
10,627
10,245
0
0 
0
M JONES 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
A KARIM 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
KR KAZI 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
A KELLAWAY 
10,627
22,540
96
108 
0
J KNOTT 
10,627
4,939
0
0 
0
JH LAGUDA 
10,627
23,224
0
0 
0
G LANE 
10,687
0
0
0 
0
JE LEITCH 
10,627
18,440
0
0 
0
S MAHMOOD 
10,627
3,585
0
0 
0
RN MANLEY 
10,627
15,370
203
84 
0
SS MARWAY 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
AB MCALMONT 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
C MCAULEY 
10,627
30,735
0
0 
0
RA MIRZA 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
P MURPHY 
10,627
16,366
0
0 
0
M NICHOLAS 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
Q PEPPIATT 
10,627
18440
228
0 
0
R RAHMAN 
10,627
4,505
0
0 
0
P SATHIANESAN 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
PW SCHAFER 
10,627
10,245
0
0 
0
K SCORESBY 
10,627
7,685
0
0 
0
L SHAH 
10,627
3,585
0
0 
234
A SHAKOOR 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
PL SHEEKEY 
10,627
6,034
0
0 
0
AK SHEIKH 
10,627
3,585
0
0 
0
PJ SHILLINGFORD 
10,627
9006
0
0 
0
A SINGH 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
MM SKYERS 
10,627
5,125
0
0 
0
EH SPARROWHAWK 
10,627
18,771
0
0 
0
D STAFFORD 
10,627
0
0
0 
0
S TUCKER 
8,891
4,271
0
0 
0
WT VAUGHAN 
10,627
10,245
0
0 
0
RT WILLIAMS 
10,627
442
0
0 
0
NJ WILSON 
10,627
14,345
0
0 
0
 
Notes 
 
1.  All Members who are provided with a computer at home to support their work as a Councillor and 
use the computer for personal use are required to make a payment of £60 per year.  This contribution 
is taken from the basic allowance (Column 3) before payment of the basic allowance is made.   
2.  All Members are required to pay fees (£35 per annum) to the Data Controller in respect of Data 
Protection Registration.  This contribution is taken from the basic allowance (Column 3) before 
payment of the basic allowance is paid.  
3.  The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Manley includes an additional payment permitted under the 
allowance scheme as the Council’s representative on the Association Public Service Excellence. 
4.  The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Murphy includes additional payments permitted under the 
allowance scheme as a Council representative on the East London Waste Authority and the 
Council’s representative on London Council’s Transport and Environment Committee. 
5.  The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Sheekey includes an additional payment permitted under 
the allowance scheme as a Council representative on the East London Waste Authority (to 19th 
February 2009). 
6.  The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Ian Corbett includes an additional payment permitted under 
the allowance scheme as the Council’s representative on the East London Waste Authority (from 
19th February 2009). 
7.  The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Sparrowhawk includes an additional payment permitted 
under the allowance scheme as the Council’s representative on London Council’s Grants Committee 
(to 31st July 2008). 
8.  The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Laguda includes an additional payment permitted under the 
allowance scheme as the Council’s representative on London Council’s Grants Committee (from 31st 
July 2008). 
9.  Travel claims (Column 5) relate to trips outside Newham. 
10.  Subsistence claims (Column 6) are limited to a maximum daily rate of £28.70 for meals and a 
maximum overnight rate of £115 for accommodation and are only reimbursed on production of 
receipts. 
 
 
SCHEDULE 2 
 
Co-opted Members serving from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009 or part thereof 
 
 
Initials Name 
Co-optees 
Travelling 
Subsistence 
Dependants’ 
Allowance 
Allowance 
Allowance 
Carers’ 
Allowance 
C ETIENNE 
376
0
0 
0
R FRYATT 
400
0
0 
0
A HUSSAIN 
443
0
0 
0
 
E
 
KEMP
984
0
 
0
0
M MOPHO 
752
0
0 
0
T ROBINSON 
410
0
0 
0
J VAN 
BUSSEL 
410
0
0 
0
S WILSON 
984
0
0 
0
N YEAHYA 
984
0
0 
0
 

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