Issue - meetings

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.

• The Leader declared a personal, non-pecuniary and non-beneficial interest in item 10, Medium Term Financial strategy (2019/20 to 2023/24) due to a connection with Fortismere secondary school.

• In the absence of Councillor Mark Blake at the start of the meeting, the Leader, declared on his behalf, a personal, non-pecuniary and non-beneficial interest in item 10, Medium Term Financial strategy (2019/20 to 2023/24) due to a connection with Fortismere secondary school.

• The Leader further declared a personal interest in item 12, the Fees and Charges 2019/20 report due to a connection with a charge increase listed.

• Cllr Noah Tucker declared a personal interest in item 12, the Fees and Charges 2019/20 report due to a connection with a charge increase listed.

• Cllr Pat Berryman declared a personal, non-pecuniary and non-beneficial interest in item 10, Medium Term Financial Strategy (2019/20 to 2023/24) due to a connection with Fortismere secondary school.