What information we publish
We publish information every year about what we pay each councillor and what expenses they’ve claimed. This includes money spent on things like travel and training.
We do this to make sure the information is open and easy for you to find. It also meets legal requirements set by the Scottish Government.
For each councillor, we publish:
- their name
- their main role (like committee convener or opposition leader)
- salary
- car and van travel (we show what the councillor claimed and what the council paid directly)
- other travel (split the same way – claimed by the councillor or paid directly by the council)
- costs for meals and places to stay
- training and conference costs
- phone and IT costs (excluding equipment owned by the council)
- any other allowances (for example, civic duties or staying with friends during travel)
- total expenses
- total salary and expenses.
We clearly label where a cost was:
- reimbursed (money paid back to the councillor), or
- paid directly by the council.
When we publish
We publish this information every year by 1 June, covering the previous financial year (April to March).