Issue - meetings

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal and Democratic Services Manager in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

The following declarations were received:

1.         Councillors Aldridge, Pope and D Westley declared a non pecuniary interest in relation to item 8 ' Our New Deal for a Greater Lancashire' and 13 ' Revised Capital Programme' as Members of Lancashire County Council, as did Councillors Coughlan, Cummins and Gagen as an employee of Lancashire County Council, and indicated that they would not participate in any detailed discussions which affected their employment with LCC.

2.         Councillors Dereli, Gordon, Jane Marshall, Mee, Moran, Owen, Pope, Ms Sutton and Witter declared a non pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 13 ' Revised Capital Programme' as Members of a Parish Council and indicated they would not participate in any detailed discussions which affected those bodies specifically.

3.         Councillors Delaney, Devine, Owen, West and J Wilkie (Tenant of a Council flat/house) declared disclosable pecuniary interests in relation to item 12 'HRA Revenue & Capital Mid-Year Review’ 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).

4.         Councillors Aldridge, Mee and Sutton declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to item 12 'HRA Revenue & Capital Mid-Year Review’ as they have a connected person who is a tenant of rented Council accommodation. Insofar as that interest becomes a pecuniary interest (as it could affect the financial position of their relative and a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard this as so significant that it is likely to prejudice their judgement of the public interest) they declared that interest but considered that they were entitled to speak and vote by virtue of an exemption as nothing in these reports relates particularly to the relevant tenancy or lease.