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Councillors are recompensed for their time, considered as Voluntary Service, not salaried employment, under national guidelines. Remuneration in this way is treated by HMRC as taxable employment , including usually Class 1 NI contributions. There are also rules for necessary… Continue Reading →

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The most recent available  expenditure record is  (Q1 2025)  Others will be added progressively How to use this table: You can select the Quarter containing the expenditure items and search by dates. Click on a column header to sort the… Continue Reading →

Public money spent on our behalf should be open to the highest scrutiny. HM Government requires all local authorities to publish records of expenditure in excess of £500, but does not mandate what form this should be. BANES chooses to… Continue Reading →

Long before the ecological importance of the Tufa Field was recognised, local residents had expressed concerns and objections to its development. The complex hydrology, coupled with concerns over safety, housing density and loss of amenity, resulted in numerous objections to… Continue Reading →

We want to demonstrate the breadth of our support to save this precious resource. Please help us by signing our Save the Tufa Field Petition . 19/04/2021 :  Over 5600! Thank you Bath and Friends! Don’t forget to check our… Continue Reading →

The website has had many messages, some appalled at the crass slaughter of a protected species, some appalled and confused at the Council’s actions in approving the loss of a significant green space and unique habitat at the same time… Continue Reading →

Bath and North-East Somerset council is currently (2020) led by The Liberal Democrats Party. On the 23rd July 2020 the Council declared an ‘Ecological Emergency‘ for the Bath and North-East Somerset Area. Just 33 days later, in the first test… Continue Reading →

The planning meeting that approved the application to develop the Tufa Field was held on the 26th August 2020. The minutes of the approval planning meeting, held virtually using Zoom during the pandemic, indicate the following likely votes. ‘For’ indicates… Continue Reading →