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

·         Cllr Bevan declared an interest as the proposed scheme for item 9 was within his ward. He had also made observational comments on this item but did not believe that these would impact the decision made. He would view the item with an open mind.

·         Councillor O’Donovan declared an interest for item 8 as he was ward councillor for Tottenham hale. He would approach the item with an open mind.