Members and co-opted Members of the Council are
reminded that, in accordance with the Council’s Code of
Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, they are
required to consider in advance of each
meeting whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest
(DPI), an other registrable interest (ORI) or a
non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to any matter on the
agenda. If advice is needed, Members should contact the
Monitoring Officer in good time before the
meeting.
If any Member or co-opted Member of the Council
identifies a DPI or ORI which they have not already registered on
the Council’s register of interests or which requires
updating, they should complete the disclosure form which can be
obtained from Democratic Services at any time, copies of which will
be available at the meeting for return to the Monitoring
Officer.
Members and co-opted Members are required to disclose
any DPIs and ORIs at the meeting: -
· Where the
matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion
or vote on the matter and must not stay in the meeting unless
granted a dispensation.
· Where the
matter relates to an ORI they may not vote on the matter unless
granted a dispensation.
· Where a
Member or co-opted Member has an NRI which directly relates to
their financial interest or wellbeing, or that of a relative or
close associate, they must disclose the interest at the meeting,
may not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter and must
not stay in the meeting unless granted a dispensation. Where
a matter affects the NRI of a Member or co-opted Member, section 9
of Appendix B of the Code of Conduct sets out the test which must
be applied by the Member to decide whether disclosure is
required.
The Chair will invite Members to make their
disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 2, to be
recorded in the minutes.
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