Lord Storey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2015-10-21.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the personal taxation requirements when a local authority pays the legal costs of an industrial tribunal or court case for an individual councillor.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The payment of a councillor’s legal costs by a local authority are subject to the same tax rules as the payment of such fees by any employer for an employee or office-holder. The tax treatment that applies will depend on the particular facts of the case.