Agenda item - Statutory or voluntary disclosure by councillors of interests in matters appearing on the agenda.

56.1         The Mayor drew the Council’s attention to Item No. 65(b), Review of Members Allowances, on the agenda and stated that all councillors held a personal and prejudicial interest in the item.  However, it was not practical to prevent them from voting on the matter and therefore all councillors had a general dispensation, in order to be able to consider and vote on the matter.  She therefore sought agreement, which was given, to take the declaration of personal interests from all councillors as having been declared.

56.2         Councillor Harmer-Strange declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Item 71(b) on the agenda as he was involved in letting properties and stated he would withdraw from the Chamber when the item was considered;

56.3         Councillors Wells, Bennett, Simson, Peltzer Dunn and Janio declared a personal but non-prejudicial interest in Item 71(b) on the agenda;

56.4         Councillors Mitchell and Turton declared a personal but non-prejudicial interest in Item 71(c) on the agenda by way of their employment connections.