Issue - meetings
Register of Gifts and Hospitalities Quarterly Update
Meeting: 30/01/2020 - Standards Advisory Committee (Item 3)
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Minutes:
Janet Fasan, Divisional Director, Legal Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer, introduced the regular update on reporting of gifts and hospitality offered to Members.
She noted that Democratic Services had particularly pushed for declarations from the recent Speakers Ball and it was pleasing that all Members had properly recorded hospitality offers for that event although it was noted that two Councillors (Councillor Sabina Akhtar and Amina Ali) had taken longer than 28 days to make their declarations.
A discussion followed during which Members discussed how best to consider if a gift was given to them in a personal capacity rather than as a Member. It was noted that the best advice was that if a Member was unsure it was always best to declare gifts and hospitality if only for transparency.
RESOLVED
1. To note the report.