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 in relation to the Highgate School proposals. He explained that he was involved with the academy operating on the Spurs site, with the academy having a principal education sponsor and Spurs acting as its business sponsor. Both parties have made financial contributions to the academy. He is Chair of the sponsors and they operate separately. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is located within his ward. Cllr Amin also represents Northumberland Park. These points were noted, but not considered to form prejudicial interests for the purpose of being briefed on the proposals.