Agenda item - Declarations of Interest

(a)       Disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)       Any other interests required to be registered under the local code;

(c)       Any other general interest as a result of which a decision on the matter might reasonably be regarded as affecting you or a partner more than a majority of other people or businesses in the ward/s affected by the decision.

In each case, you need to declare

(i)        the item on the agenda the interest relates to;

(ii)       the nature of the interest; and

(iii)      whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest or some other interest.

If unsure, Members should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services Officer preferably before the meeting.

32.1         The Mayor stated that in view of her role as an MEP she had consulted with the Monitoring Officer and although she had no direct pecuniary interest in the issue to be debated, she had sought and been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the motion listed as Item 34, Brexit Preparations and City-Wide Scrutiny.

32.2         The Mayor noted that were no other declarations of interests in the matter appearing on the agenda.

32.3         The Mayor also noted that whilst the Conservative Group members had signed the attendance register they were not present in the Chamber for the consideration of the item on the agenda.