A formal review has been confirmed into the travel expenses of Nottinghamshire county councillors after two of them defended claiming thousands. One member of the authority claimed around £4,800 last year, whilst another claimed around £3,400.
The figures were contained in a recently published list of the expenses and allowances of Nottinghamshire county councillors. Overall, expenses claims for the 2022/23 year included £35,206.42 made across the council's 35 Conservative members. There was £7,281.10 claimed by Labour councillors and £1,189.70 by the Independent Alliance.
But the amounts claimed by Conservative councillors Tracey Taylor and Boyd Elliot led independent councillors to call for a review, which has now been confirmed. In a meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council's governance and ethics committee on June 14, the group confirmed a report would be prepared on the subject of travel expenses in time for September 6.
