Agenda item

Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

A number of Members indicated that it was their intention to declare a prejudicial interest in Minute No. 50 (Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson) and Minute No. 55 (Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed) and the Head of Corporate Legal Services gave advice on the definitions of a personal interest and prejudicial interest as prescribed by Standards of England and indicated that the content of the two Notices of Motion related to general policy and not individual issues.

 

It was moved by Councillor Parry, seconded by Councillor Porter and

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the meeting be adjourned for a short period of time to enable Members of the Council to receive individual advice from the Head of Corporate Legal Services on personal and prejudicial interests.

 

The meeting re-convened and Councillor Parry (Leader of the Conservative Group) indicated that Members of her political group would be making individual declarations of personal interests in Minute Nos 50 and 55 and would leave the Council Chamber during the consideration of those items.

 

The following declarations of interest were received:-

 

Member

 

Minute No.

Reason

Action

Councillor Ball

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Substitute Member of the Planning Committee which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Ball

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Substitute Member of the Planning Committee which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Crabtree

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Member of the Planning Committee which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Crabtree

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Member of the Planning Committee which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Cuthbertson

51 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Cuthbertson

Personal – Associate Member of the Royal Naval Association – Crosby Branch

 

Took part in the consideration of the item and voted thereon.

 

Councillor Dodd

53 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Sefton Council Representative on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority

 

Took part in the consideration of the item and voted thereon.

 

Councillor Doran

51 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Cuthbertson

Personal – Patron of the Royal Naval Association – Crosby Branch

 

Took part in the consideration of the item and voted thereon.

 

Councillor Dorgan

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Member of the Planning Committee which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Dorgan

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Member of the Planning Committee which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor M. Dowd

53 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Sefton Council Representative on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority

 

Took part in the consideration of the item and voted thereon.

 

Councillor Dutton

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Substitute Member of the Planning Committee which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

 

Councillor Dutton

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Substitute Member of the Planning Committee which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Friel

53 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Sefton Council Representative on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority

 

Took part in the consideration of the item and voted thereon.

 

Councillor Griffiths

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal –Member of the Planning Committee which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Griffiths

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Member of the Planning Committee which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Griffiths

53 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Sefton Council Representative on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority

 

Took part in the consideration of the item and voted thereon.

 

Councillor Jones

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Substitute Member of the Planning Committee which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Jones

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Substitute Member of the Planning Committee which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor McIvor

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Substitute Member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services), which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor McIvor

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Substitute Member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services) which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Papworth

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services) which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of part of the item.

Councillor Papworth

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal –

Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services) which will have to work by the National Planning Framework and Core Strategy

 

Left the room during the consideration of part of the item.

Councillor Parry

 

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Member of the Cabinet which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

 

Councillor Parry

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal – Member of the Cabinet which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

 

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

Councillor Porter

50 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Robertson

Personal – Member of the Cabinet which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

Left the room during the consideration of the item.

 

Councillor Porter

55 – Notice of Motion by Councillor Tweed

Personal – Member of the Cabinet which will have to consider the Core Strategy at a later date.

Left the room during the consideration of the item.