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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor 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.)

Minutes:

The following declarations were received:

 

1.               Councillors Aldridge and O’Toole declared a non pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item11 'Council Plan Annual Report 2018/19' and item 18 (b) ‘Fracking – Motion' as Members of Lancashire County Council (LCC) as did Councillors Coughlan and Gagen as employees of LCC, and indicated that they would not participate in any detailed discussions which affected LCC.  Councillors Aldridge and O'Toole advising that they would leave the meeting during consideration of item 18(b) 'Fracking – Motion'.

 

2.       Councillors Ashcroft, Mrs Blake, Dereli, Gordon, Lockie, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Moran, Owen, Pope and Whittington declared a non pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 11 'Council Plan Annual Report 2018/19' in relation to Parish Council matters in view of their membership of a Parish Counciland indicated they would not participate in any detailed discussions which affected the finances of those bodies specifically. 

 

3.              Councillor Coughlan declared a pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 17. 'Leisure Contract Extension and New Leisure and Wellbeing Facility Tender Documentation' in respect of his appointment to West Lancashire Community Leisure.

 

4.       Councillors Delaney, Devine, Owen, Nixon and West (Tenant of a Council flat/house) Aldridge and Coughlan (Tenant of a Council garage) declared disclosable pecuniary interests in relation to item 15 ‘Housing Account – Revenue and Capital Outturn’ 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).

 

5.       Councillors Aldridge, C Cooper, R Cooper and Wright declared non-pecuniary interests in relation to item 15 ‘Housing Account – Revenue and Capital Outturn’ as they have a connected person who is a tenant of rented Council accommodation. Insofar as that interest becomes a pecuniary interest (as it would 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.

 

6.       Members of the Council’s Planning Committee (with the exception of Councillor Dowling), in relation to agenda item 18(b) ‘Fracking Motion’, reminded the meeting that they may, at a future date, consider planning applications relating to fracking, as the Council will be a consultee in relation to West Lancashire fracking proposals considered by the County Council.  Accordingly, they advised the meeting that they would approach any such planning applications without a closed mind and that any views expressed by them in relation to this motion should not be seen as committing them as to how they may vote at the appropriate time.   In this respect, Councillors Ashcroft, Baybutt, Blundell, Pope, Mrs Westley and Witter advised that they would leave the room during consideration of this item.

 

 

 

 

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