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Dispensations to allow Good Governance and Democratic Decision Making

Meeting: 01/12/2016 - Standards Committee (Item 5)

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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

 

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

 

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