Declarations of interest
A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and
(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Cllr Demirci identified that item 7, land to the rear of 1-11 the Drive was located within his ward and as such had facilitated and attended a number of meetings with objectors to the development. He stated that therefore he would relinquish the Chair for the duration of the item and take no part in discussions.
Cllr Hare identified in relation to item 9, Channing School, that he had undertaken an unaccompanied site visit with one of the residents who had made a representation in response to the application. Legal advice had been sought and it was determined that this visit would not preclude him from taking part in discussions on this item.