Issue - meetings
Dispensations to allow Good Governance and Democratic Decision Making
Meeting: 01/12/2016 - Standards Committee (Item 5)
5 Dispensations to allow Good Governance and Democratic Decision Making 
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To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer.
The purpose of this report is to consider what general dispensations ought to be granted to councillors to allow them to participate in council business where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest or personal and prejudicial interest that might otherwise preclude them from consideration of particular decisions.
Recommendation
That the Standards Committee be requested to grant the following dispensations to all councillors to allow them to participate at Council Meeting and Council committees
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Nature of Interest |
Dispensation |
Exemptions or qualifications |
Duration |
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As recipients of an allowance under the Members’ Allowance Scheme |
to enable decisions regarding any allowance, payment or indemnity given to members |
|
Until June 2018 |
|
As a parent or guardian of a child in full time education, or as a parent governor of a school |
to enable decisions regarding school meals or school transport and travelling expenses |
that the decision/ matter under consideration does not relate particularly to the school at which the councillor’s child attends |
Until June 2018 |
|
As tenants of the authority |
To enable councillors to make decisions regarding Council housing |
that the matter under consideration does not relate particularly to that councillor’s tenancy or lease |
Until June 2018 |
|
As property owners or those eligible to pay Council Tax
|
To enable councillors to make decisions regarding Council tax precepts and the Council Tax Discount and Support Scheme |
|
Until June 2018 |
|
Any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Personal and Prejudicial Interest in any item forming part of the budget setting process being considered at the Budget Council Meeting only |
To enable councillors to participate in these items. |
|
Until June 2018 |
Officer contact Craig Ainsworth on telephone number Tel: 0161474 3204 or alternatively email craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk
Minutes:
The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Standards Committee to consider what general dispensations ought to be granted to councillors to allow them to participate in council business where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest or personal and prejudicial interest that might otherwise preclude them from consideration of particular decisions.
RESOLVED – That the following dispensations to all councillors be granted to allow them to participate at Council Meeting and Council committees
|
Nature of Interest |
Dispensation |
Exemptions or qualifications |
Duration |
|
As recipients of an allowance under the Members’ Allowance Scheme |
to enable decisions regarding any allowance, payment or indemnity given to members |
|
Until June 2018 |
|
As a parent or guardian of a child in full time education, or as a parent governor of a school |
to enable decisions regarding school meals or school transport and travelling expenses |
that the decision/ matter under consideration does not relate particularly to the school at which the councillor’s child attends |
Until June 2018 |
|
As tenants of the authority |
To enable councillors to make decisions regarding Council housing |
that the matter under consideration does not relate particularly to that councillor’s tenancy or lease |
Until June 2018 |
|
As property owners or those eligible to pay Council Tax
|
To enable councillors to make decisions regarding Council tax precepts and the Council Tax Discount and Support Scheme |
|
Until June 2018 |
|
Any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Personal and Prejudicial Interest in any item forming part of the budget setting process being considered at the Budget Council Meeting only |
To enable councillors to participate in these items. |
|
Until June 2018 |