Welcome
The Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd is an independent body responsible for ensuring Members of the Senedd have the appropriate remuneration and resources available to them to undertake their role. This includes setting the salaries of Members as well as their other allowances such as staffing and office costs.
- What is the Board and what do we do?
- What do Members of the Senedd do?
- How does the Board decide Members’ pay?
- Why can Members claim for overnight accommodation?
- Business and staffing costs to support Members’ work
Latest
Determination for the Seventh Senedd
The Independent Remuneration Board has published its Determination for the Seventh Senedd which sets out the pay, staffing and business costs available to Members of the Senedd following the Senedd election in May 2026.
The Board has also published its report on the final Determination for the Seventh Senedd.
Consultation on the Remuneration of ‘Job Share’ Committee Chairs
The Board held a consultation from 27 February to 11 March 2026, to seek views on the remuneration of 'job share' committee chairs.
The Board met on Thursday 19 March to discuss the consultation responses received. Further information regarding decisions the Board made on this, and other matters, can be found in their update letter for the March Board meeting.
The Board has subsequently published an exceptional Determination statement under section 14(4) of the National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010.
Further information regarding all consultations on the Determination for the Seventh Senedd can be found here.
Dr. Elizabeth Haywood
Jennifer Long 
Lord Nicholas Bourne 
Gareth Llewellyn