Records

The chief executive, directors, heads of service, and some key senior officers, complete a register of interests which is updated regularly and at least every year.

The register of interests states if they have any other employment, financial or non-financial interests in any other organisations, companies, or property.

The purpose of the register

The purpose of the register of senior officers' interests is to help identify potential conflicts of interest when officers are making decisions. This register is available for inspection by auditors and senior managers and we also make it available to the public.

What information is included in the register

The register includes the following information:

• name of the officer
• position held in the Council
• particulars of any other paid employment held outside of the Council
• name and address of any business and the nature of the interest therein
• details of any directorship, consultancy or financial interest not listed elsewhere in the register
• details of any non-financial interest in any organisation such as a professional body, trade association, club etc in which the officer is a member or an office holder
• details of any shareholding or other financial interest in any company where the total nominal value of any securities exceeds £25,000 or 1% of the total nominal value of the issued share capital, whichever is less
• description and location of any property owned, leased or mortgaged within Renfrewshire (home addresses not disclosed).

Register of interests

What we publish

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)
• 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).

See previous records of:

• councillors’ salaries, allowances and expenses 2023 to 2024
• councillors’ salaries, allowances and expenses 2022 to 2023
• councillors’ salaries, allowances and expenses 2021 to 2023
• councillors’ salaries, allowances and expenses 2020 to 2021

See previous records of: 

• councillors’ training 2023 to 2024
• councillors’ training 2022 to 2023
• councillors’ training 2021 to 2022
• councillors’ training 2020 to 2021

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.