Issue - meetings

Under the Code of Conduct members are reminded that in declaring interests you should make clear the nature of that interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest, registerable interest or other interest.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct, Members declared the following interests:

Councillors C Sewell, P Moult, P Lees, M Wyatt, M Ball, R Morris and J Simmons were lobbied on item 5 and attended the meeting with an open mind. Councillor D Bigby was lobbied on items 5 and 6 and attended the meeting with an open mind.

Councillor M Ball declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in item 6 and received legal advice to leave the room during the discussion and vote for recommendation 13.