Commentary on Sections Part 2 Elected Bodies and Their Members Chapter 2: Remuneration of Elected Members Section 69D – Functions relating to resettlement payments
143.Section 69D requires the Commission to make certain decisions about resettlement payments. A resettlement payment is a payment to a person who ceases to be a member of a local authority at the end of their term of office, when in office was a member of a local authority (as defined in section 72 of the 2013 Act) of a description specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers, has stood for re-election for membership of the same authority and has not been returned to office at that election.
144.The Commission must decide matters such as the amount of a resettlement payment to be paid, the qualifying conditions for payment and the maximum amount to be paid. The Commission must consider the likely financial impact on local authorities and must review decisions in advance of each local government ordinary election beginning with the election that is to be held in May 2027.