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The following declarations were received:

1.         All Members present declared a pecuniary interest in item 9 ‘Members’ Allowances Scheme 2021/22 and in relation to item 12 ‘Determination of Council Tax 2021/22’, but were entitled to speak and vote by virtue of an exemption. 

2.         a)    Councillors Ashcroft, Mrs Blake, Blane, Dereli, Gordon, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Moran, Owen, Pope, Sutton and Whittington declared a pecuniary interest in relation to relevant lines in the budget in respect of item 11 ‘Budget Requirement 2021/22’ and item 13 ‘Medium Term Capital Programme 2021-22’ in relation to Parish Council matters in view of their membership of a Parish Council and indicated they would not participate in any detailed discussions which affected the finances of those bodies specifically.* 

            b)     Councillors Aldridge and O’Toole declared a pecuniary interest in relation to relevant lines in the budget in respect of item 11 ‘Budget Requirement 2021/22’ and item 13 ‘Medium Term Capital Programme 2021-22’, as Members of Lancashire County Council (LCC) as did Councillors Coughlan, Cummins and Gagen as employees of LCC, and indicated that they would not participate in any detailed discussions which affected LCC.*

c)     Councillor Coughlan declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to relevant lines in the budget in respect of item 11 ‘Budget Requirement 2021/22’ and item 13 ‘Medium Term Capital Programme 2021-22’in respect of his appointment to West Lancashire Community Leisure.*

* By virtue of a dispensation granted by the Standards Committee all Councillors who have disclosable pecuniary or pecuniary interests in relation to relevant lines in the budget may participate and vote in the budget debates but not engage in detailed discussions about matters which affect those interests.

3.         Councillors Ashcroft, Mrs Blake, Blane, Dereli, Gordon, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Moran, Owen, Pope, Sutton and Whittington declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to item 12 ‘Determination of Council Tax 2021/22’ in view of their membership of a Parish Council. 

4.         Councillors Aldridge and Pope declared a non pecuniary interest in relation to item 12 ‘Determination of Council Tax 2021/22’, item 18 (d) 'West Lancashire water level management - Motion', as Members of Lancashire County Council, as did Councillors Coughlan, Cummins and Gagen as an employee of Lancashire County Council.

5.         Councillors Delaney, Devine, Owen, Nixon, West and J Wilkie (Tenant of a Council flat/house) Coughlan and Gregson (Tenants of a Council garage) declared disclosable pecuniary interests in relation to item 13 ‘Medium Term Capital Programme and item 14 ‘Housing Account – Revenue and Capital Programme’ for the reasons indicated but were entitled to speak and vote by virtue of an exemption (nothing in these reports relates particularly to their respective interests arising from the tenancy or lease).

6.         Councillors Aldridge, Blane, Cooper, Gregson, Mee, Nixon, Sutton, K Wilkie and Wright declared non-pecuniary interests in relation to item 13 ‘Medium Term Capital Programme and item 14 ‘Housing Account – Revenue and Capital Programme’ as they have a connected person who is a tenant of rented Council accommodation. Insofar as that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65