Brent Civic Centre - Credit: Nathalie Raffray Councillors in Brent have rejected a pay rise in response to widespread public sector salary freezes. At a full council meeting on Monday (February 22), they voted to keep their yearly pay structure agreed for 2020/21, which means each member will continue to receive a basic allowance of £12,484. Further amounts are awarded for additional responsibilities, such as positions on committees, with Brent Council leader Cllr Muhammed Butt (Lab, Tokyngton) entitled to £39,738. A 2.75 per cent increase was recommended as part of the Local Government Pay Award for the forthcoming year, which would have seen Brent’s basic offering increase by £343 over the year.