Registration of interests
10.1 The Localism Act 2011 places an obligation on Elected Members to register and declare certain disclosable pecuniary interests and such other interests as set out within the Code of Conduct for Elected Members and Co-opted Members. Further the Code outlines the consequences for the Elected Member’s participation in consideration of an issue, in the light of those interests. The attention of Elected Members is also drawn to Council Procedure Rule 21 (which for the avoidance of doubt has application to Council Committees and Sub Committees) on interests of Elected Members in contracts and other matters. These requirements must be followed scrupulously and Elected Members should review their situation regularly. Guidance on the registration and declaration of interests will be issued by the Council’s Monitoring Officer. However, ultimate responsibility for fulfilling these requirements rests individually with each Elected Member.
10.2 You must register in the Authority’s Register of Elected Members’ Interests information about your registerable personal interests. A definition of a registerable personal interest is contained within the Code of Conduct for Elected Members and Co-opted Members. A register of Elected Members’ interests will be maintained by the Council’s Monitoring Officer, which will be available for public inspection. An Elected Member must provide the Monitoring Officer with written details of relevant interests within 28 days of his election, or appointment to office. Any changes to those interests must similarly be notified within 28 days of the Elected Member becoming aware of such changes.