Issue - meetings
Members Register of Interests
Meeting: 17/01/2019 - Standards Advisory Committee (Item 3)
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Minutes:
The Head of Members Support presented the report. Committee Members were informed of the following matters:
- Details of gifts and hospitality were now displayed separately from the main Register of Interests. These were published in the Councillors’ information webpages.
- The Register was up-to-date and some further updates had been submitted by Members since agenda publication.
- Refresher ethics and probity training would be delivered following the local by-elections in February 2019. Additionally, in the new Municipal year, all Members would be invited to refresh their ethics and probity training in accordance with the commitment made to the Standards (Advisory) Committee.
- The Independent Persons appointed were not required, under law, to register their interests but may do make declarations of interest when appropriate.
- The Localism Act 2011 makes provision for exemptions from publication where there are sensitive interests. In these circumstances the Monitoring Officer is required to agree that the disclosure of details could lead to the Member becoming at risk of harm.
RESOLVED
1. That the information set out at Appendix 1 in relation to the completion of the Register of Interests during the current Municipal year and the verbal update provided at the meeting be noted.
2. That the arrangements for the publication of personal information for Councillors including the exemptions for personal sensitive information be noted