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.

74.1         The following declarations of interest were made in relation to Item 77, General Fund Revenue Budget, Capital & Treasury Management Strategy 2020/21.

74.2         Councillor Allcock declared a personal and prejudicial interest as his partner was a tenant and had an allotment. Allotment charges were part of the budget proposals and he confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.3         Councillor Appich declared a personal and prejudicial interest as her partner was a Director and Treasurer of Community Works. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.4         Councillor Atkinson declared a personal and prejudicial as he and his wife both worked for the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust and the council had a number of jointly funded services with the Trust.  He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.5         Councillor Druitt declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he was the Director of Protran Services, General Manager of Brighton & Hove Community Transport and Director of the Big Lemon which operate from the old gasworks site which is included in one of the amendments. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.6         Councillor Phillips declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was married to Councillor Druitt and therefore benefitted from the interests he had declared. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.7         Councillor Knight declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was a Board Member of Seaside Homes and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.8         Councillor Mears declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was a Board Member of Seaside Homes and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.9         Councillor Grimshaw declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was a Board Member of the Dome Festival Trust Ltd and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.10      Councillor Shanks declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she rented an allotment in the city and a trustee of Brighton Youth Centre. She confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.11      Councillor Miller declared a personal interest as he held a residents permit and that he Monitoring Officer had confirmed he did not need t declare it but he wished to place it on public record.

74.12      Councillor Simson declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was a Trustee of the Deans Youth Project; and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.13      Councillor Wilkinson declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he rented an allotment in the city and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.14      Councillor Powell declared a personal interest as she was employed by Sussex Police confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.15      Councillor Nemeth declared a personal and prejudicial interest as his partner rented an allotment in the city and confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.16      Councillor Platts declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she was a representative on Brighton & Hove Connected, Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership, Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and Euro Cities. She had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.17      Councillor O’Quinn declared a personal and prejudicial interest as she sat on the Police and Crime Panel and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.18      Councillor Childs declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he was a NEU Senior Regional Officer and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer.

74.19      Councillor Robins declared a personal and prejudicial interest he rented an allotment from the Council; and was a Trustee of the Royal Pavilion & Museums Board. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.20      Councillor Deane declared a personal and prejudicial interest as her partner worked for the Grace Eyre Foundation; and confirmed that she had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.21      Councillor Gibson declared a personal and prejudicial interest as his partner has an allotment and he was a Member of the Board of Seaside Homes. He confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on the item by the Monitoring Officer;

74.22      Councillor Mac Cafferty declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he was a member of the Brighton Dome Trust and confirmed that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote by the Monitoring Officer

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