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 committee lawyer or administrator preferably before the meeting.

61.1         The following Councillors having applied for and been granted dispensation to speak and vote, declared a personal but not prejudicial interest in the Items 72(1) Notice of Motion on Mental Health Services, Item 72(4) Notice of Motion on Trade Union Relationships and Item 72(7) Notice of Motion on Bursaries for Nurses as listed below:

(i)        Councillor Atkinson, Items 72(1); 72(4) and 72(7) as he was a Mental Health Nurse and worked for an NHS Trust and was also a trade union representative.  He would also not take part or vote on Item 72(1) because of his position as a union representative at the Trust;

(ii)       Councillor Chapman, Item 72(4) as he was a trade union member and felt it appropriate to declare the interest although no dispensation was required;

(iii)      Councillor Mitchell, Item 72(7) as she was employed by an NHS Health Trust; and

(iv)      Councillor Bell, Item 72(7) as his partner was a nurse.

61.2         No other declarations of interests in matters appearing on the agenda were made.