- AB0201 - RCVS - 2/3 Lay Members for the RCVS Council. Closing date: 4 March 4pm
- About the RCVS and the Councils
- Governance and New Legislation
- The Role and Responsibilities of the Council Lay Member
- Remuneration: Loss of Earnings and Expenses
- Eligibility
- Timeline, Application Process and How to apply
- Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring
- Appendix: Code of Conduct for Council and Committee Members
- Advert PDF
- Candidate Brief PDF
Remuneration: Loss of Earnings and Expenses
Payments
- Committee members will be office holders, not employed by the They will be entitled to a financial loss allowance based on the number of days or half days spent on College business.
- The limits for reimbursement of financial loss and travelling expenses are set by the RCVS Council and subject to review from time to time.
Loss of Earnings
- Committee members who are in full or part-time employment, those who are self- employed, or those who are not in any employment are eligible to claim loss of earnings of, currently, £352 per day.
- Members entitled to claim financial loss allowance may receive a compensatory loss of earnings payment if a hearing is cancelled with less than three working days’ notice.
Allowances
- Committee members are eligible to claim reimbursement of overnight subsistence of up to £220 per night and standard class (First Class only if an advance First-class ticket was less expensive than or equal to a standard class ticket. rail fare, economy air fare or motor mileage.
- There is no stationery/computer consumables
Taxation
- For those in full or part-time employment, or those not in employment, the RCVS will deduct at tax at source as though the individual was on the RCVS payroll.
- Those who are self-employed, and have a consultancy, would be paid in full on an invoice from the consultancy, on the assumption that they pay any tax due