MLAs salaries

Information Standards Freedom of Information Response

Our Ref: FoI 45-20

15 September 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I refer to your request under the above legislation:

“For each month since January 2020, please disclose the following:

1. The number of MLAs who had some of their salary placed in the 'consolidated fund'; and the amount placed in that consolidated fund.

2. The number of MLAs who opted to donate to charitable sources through a 'give-as you-earn scheme'; the amount donated through this scheme; and the names of the charities/groups/organisations who received donations.”

 

I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (“the Assembly Commission”) holds the information that you have requested.

The information is provided in Appendix A. 

 

You have the right to request that the Assembly Commission formally reviews this decision and if you wish to do so, please write to me at the above address.

If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, who will undertake an independent review.

Yours sincerely

Information Standards and Data Protection Officer

 

Appendix A

1. The number of MLAs who had some of their salary placed in the 'consolidated fund'; and the amount placed in that consolidated fund.

Members do not have part of their salary placed in the Consolidated Fund.  Members have forwarded cheques or made bank transfers to the Consolidated Fund, but do not necessarily stipulate why.  The attached figures are based on the unidentified receipts being presumed to be salary returns in respect of the rise in salaries. 

Attached, please find the amounts received by the Assembly Commission, which have been credited to the Consolidated Fund.  Please note that the number of Members represents the number of individuals who made a contribution that month.  The Member may have made more than one payment, but will have only been counted once.

Fig 1. Payments made to Consolidated Fund by Members January 2020 – July 2020.

 TotalJan-20Feb-20Mar-20Apr-20May-20Jun-20Jul-20

No. of Members

 

3

8

23

23

25

26

26

Contribution

£14,659.56

£150.00

£500.00

£3,118.03

£2,877.83

£2,293.96

£3,379.41

£2,390.33

 

2. The number of MLAs who opted to donate to charitable sources through a 'give-as you-earn scheme'; the amount donated through this scheme; and the names of the charities/groups/organisations who received donations.”

The Assembly Commission does not hold or process details on the intended recipients of monies in respect of GAYE schemes.  This matter is arranged exclusively between the Member and the GAYE service.  Please see the total number of Members and sum total of payments made below.

One contribution for £50 could not be attributed to a particular Member due to the lack of detail on the bank transfer.

Fig 2. Payments into GAYE scheme by Members January 2020 – July 2020.

 TotalJan-20Feb-20Mar-20Apr-20May-20Jun-20Jul-20

No. of Members

 

0

6

11

10

12

12

12

Contribution

£5,673.72

£0.00

£501.89

£906.55

£823.05

£1,309.59

£1,066.32

£1,066.32

 

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