Dispensations under the Localism Act 2011

 

 

Under the Constitution the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Chair of Standards Committee, may grant a dispensation to all Executive Members who have Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, as defined in the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012 for the purposes of the Executive Budget meeting on 20 February 2018.

 

Section 33 of the Localism Act 2011 provides that on written request a dispensation may be granted relieving the Member from the restrictions which apply to Members with a DPI.

 

The Act allows a dispensation to be granted in the following circumstances for a specified period of time not exceeding 4 years:-

 

-       Members of the Executive would be prohibited from participating in particular business to be transacted by the Executive.

 

On the same basis as the case for dispensations in respect of DPIs, the Deputy Monitoring Officer has advised Members who have personal interests where there is or may be a conflict of interest that they should also not be prevented from speaking and voting at the Executive budget meeting owing to the number of Councillors likely to be affected.

 

In the circumstances, the Deputy Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Chair of Standards Committee, is satisfied that the criterion is met and has granted a dispensation to those Members of Executive who have requested such dispensations to enable them to participate in the consideration of the Council budget and the recommendation of the Council Tax and Business Rates for 2018/19.

 

The following declarations of interest were received:

 

(i)                    Elected Members granted dispensations under the Localism Act 2011 in relation to their declared Disclosable Pecuniary Interests relating to employment, sponsorship and land for the purposes of speaking and voting at the Executive Budget meeting on 20 February 2018

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

Councillor I Khan
Councillor Ross-Shaw
SPONSORSHIP
Councillor Jabar
Councillor I Khan
Councillor Ross-Shaw
LAND
Councillor Ferriby
Councillor Hinchcliffe
Councillor Imran Khan
Councillor Ross-Shaw
Councillor V Slater

 

(ii)                  The following members disclosed a personal interest in the item on the agenda relating to the Budget  2018 –19  and of the nature and description indicated by each category:

 

Members with a spouse, partner or close relative in the employment of the Council

Councillor I Khan Councillor Ross-Shaw Councillor Val Slater

Members employed by or who have a spouse, partner or close relative employed by a voluntary organisation/public body funded by the Council.

Councillor I Khan

 

Members who occupied land or who had a spouse, partner or relative who did or who were directors of companies or sat on the management committee of an organisation that occupies land under a lease or licence granted by the Council.

Councillor I Khan Councillor Ross-Shaw

 

Members of other public authorities.

 

Airedale Partnership

Councillor Ross Shaw 

                       

City Regions Board (LGA)

Councillor Hinchcliffe

 

Greenmoor Community Board – City and Great Horton Wards          

Councillor Jabar     

 

Key Cities

Councillor Hinchcliffe

Councillor I Khan 

 

Leeds Bradford International Airport – Consultative Committee

Councillor Ross-Shaw 

 

Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership

Councillor Hinchcliffe 

 

Leeds City Region Employment and Skills Board

Councillor Hinchcliffe 

 

Leeds City Region Land and Assets Board

Councillor Hinchcliffe 

 

Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre

Councillor Ferriby 

 

Sir Titus Salt Trust

Councillor Hinchcliffe

West Yorkshire Combined Authority   

Councillor Hinchcliffe 

Councillor I Khan  (alternate)

West Yorkshire Combined Authority West Yorkshire & York Investment Committee

 

Councillor Ross-Shaw

 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – LCR Land and Assets Board

 

Councillor Hinchcliffe

           

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – LCR Planning Portfolio

 

Councillor Ross-Shaw

West Yorkshire Joint Services Committee

 

Councillor Hinchcliffe 

Councillor Val Slater 

Councillor I Khan  (alternate)

 

 

 

 

Wrose Carnival Management Board

 

Councillor Hinchcliffe

Yorkshire Libraries and Information

 

Councillor Ferriby 

 

Members who sit on the management committee/ trustee of a Council voluntary organisation in receipt of Council Funding.

 

Councillor Ferriby Councillor Hinchcliffe Councillor Jabar Councillor I Khan

 

Members who are members of a Council funded organisation.

           

Councillor I Khan  Councillor Ross-Shaw  Councillor Val Slater

Members appointed by the Council to a public body with an interest in the Council’s budget

 

Keighley Business Improvement District Board

 

Councillor Ross-Shaw 

 

Members who are appointed to external bodies

 

Bradford City Challenge Foundation Limited

 

Councillor I Khan 

 

Canal Road Urban Village

 

Councillor Ross-Shaw 

 

City of Film

 

Councillor Ferriby 

 

Friends of Brackenhill Park

 

Councillor Jabar

 

Great Horton Partnership

 

Councillor Jabar 

 

Ummid/Himmat Management Board

 

Councillor Jabar 

 

Other Interests

 

Unison Calderdale

 

Councillor Jabar 

Members who are school governors

 

Councillor Ferriby  Councillor V  Slater

Members entitled to receive an allowance paid by the Council

 

All members of the Executive in attendance.

 

Any members who are in receipt of a West Yorkshire Pension Fund pension.

 

 

Action:           Interim City Solicitor