Minimum Mileage Claim

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Dear Mr Hepworth

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email dated 05 December 2009 requesting information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I have logged your request and
will respond to you within the statutory deadline of 20 working days of
receipt.

I will contact you further as soon as relevant information is available.

Please would you clarify why your email below appears to have come from Mr
Anthony King and to whom I should address my response.

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Yours sincerely

Alyson Mountjoy

Strategic Services

Torfaen County Borough Council

E-Mail: [1][email address]

Telephone: 01495 766082 (Internal 6082)

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Dear Mr Hepworth

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email, dated 05 December 2009, requesting information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am now in a position to
respond.

You requested:

Under the various freedom of information acts, please could you inform me
the minimum mileage that a Torfaen councillor can claim for one journey
and how much per mile a councillor can claim (for a motorcycle, car, taxi,
as a passenger of another claimant and walking).

There is no minimum mileage that a Councillor can claim for one journey

A Councillor can claim 24 pence per mile for a motorcycle journey.

A Councillor can claim 40 pence per mile for a journey by car (for the
first 10,000 miles) and 25 pence per mile over 10,000 miles.

A Councillor can claim the full cost of a taxi journey as the amounts are
usually fairly nominal. However, the Members' Allowances Scheme does
stipulate the following:

`Subject to the expectation that Members will travel by the most cost
effective means, there may be occasions when a Member will need to travel
by taxi, in cases of urgency, or where suitable public transport is not
available or appropriate

Normally the reimbursement would not exceed the mileage allowance that
would have been payable if the journey had been undertaken by car. If it
was not reasonably practicable for the Member to travel other than by
taxi, they shall be entitled to claim the actual level of expense incurred
by them (including any reasonable gratuity).

Claims must be supported by the submission of relevant receipts.'

A Councillor, as the driver, can claim 5 pence per passenger per mile for
a journey by car.

A Councillor cannot claim any expenses for a journey whilst walking.

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If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner's Office (Wales) cannot make a decision unless
you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by this Council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office (Wales), Cambrian Buildings, Mount Stuart Square,
Cardiff, CF10 5FL. Telephone 029 2044 8044 or Fax 029 2044 8045 or e-mail
[1][email address].

This letter is available in large print, on audio cassette and in Braille
and also in Welsh or any other Community Language. Please contact us for
further details or if we can help in any way.

Yours sincerely

Alyson Mountjoy

DEMOCRACY AND SCRUTINY OFFICER

Strategic Services

Torfaen County Borough Council

E-Mail: [2][email address]

Telephone: 01495 766082 (Internal 6082)

Fax: 01495 766059 (Internal 6059)

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