Travelling For Work Reasons

Ian Smith made this Freedom of Information request to Falkirk Council

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From: Ian Smith

23 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Where council employees need to use their own transport during the
course of their duties does the council pay mileage? If so how
much?;
If for work purposes they use there own transport to go a location
other than their normal place of work are they made aware that
their car insurance policies will not usually cover them? An
example of this would be someone based at the town hall using their
own car to attend a meeting at the stadium. A standard car
insurance policy only covers the driver for travel between their
home and normal place of work unless exceptions are specified.

Yours faithfully,

Ian Smith

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From: Finance
Falkirk Council

26 February 2009

Education Services Falkirk Council

26 February 2009

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002. This has now been passed to
Finance Services who will respond to you in due course.

Yours sincerely,

Finance Services Falkirk Council

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From: Finance Service
Falkirk Council

24 March 2009

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Mr Smith, For approved business journeys by car, the mileage rates
payable to authorised users are as follows:

Casual User: 53.65p per mile for the first 1,000 miles 43.65p per
mile for the next 7,500 miles 12.6p per mile after 8,500 miles

Essential User: An annual allowance of £822 per annum is payable in
addition to: 35.1p per mile for the first 8,500 miles 12.6p per
mile after 8,500 miles

These rates were set nationally.

The Council has guidance for employees on workplace travel which
requires authorised car users to produce their insurance
certificates to confirm that they have been endorsed to include
business travel.

Please refer to the enclosed leaflet which explains your right to
complain about the handling of your case and/or the decision made.

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