Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Head of Law & Governance and Monitoring Officer seeking renewal of a number of dispensations granted by the Conduct Advisory Panel under Section 33 of the Localism Act 2011 (‘Localism Act’) in respect of participation and voting in Meetings in cases where Members or Co-opted Members of the County Council have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (‘DPI’).

The Panel considered the report (Item 7 in the Minute Book) seeking agreement to the granting of a number of dispensations as set out in section 3 of the report.

RESOLVED:

That the Conduct Advisory Panel grant the following dispensations:

a)        A dispensation under Sections 33(2)(a) and (d) of the Localism Act expiring on 31 July 2025 to all Members of the County Council from the provisions of Sections 31(4)(a) and (b) of the Localism Act enabling all Members of the County Council to participate and vote in any business of the County Council relating to the setting of the Council Tax or Precepts, when they would otherwise be prevented from doing so in consequence of a beneficial interest in land within the administrative area of Hampshire.

b)      A dispensation under Sections 32(2)(a) and (d) of the Localism Act expiring on 31 July 2025 to all Members and Co-opted Members of the County Council in receipt of an allowance under the Hampshire County Council Members’ Allowances Scheme or Members’ Allowances Scheme of another relevant Authority from the provisions of Sections 31(4)(a) and (b) of the Localism Act enabling all Members and Co-opted Members of the County Council to participate and vote in any business of the County Council where they may otherwise be prevented from doing so in consequence of being in receipt of a Members’ Allowance.

c)      A dispensation under Section 33(2)(e) of the Localism Act expiring on 31 July 2025 to all Officer Members of the Health and Wellbeing Board for Hampshire from the provisions of Sections 31(4)(a) and (b) of the Localism Act enabling them to fully participate and vote in any business of the Health and Wellbeing Board for Hampshire when they would otherwise be prevented from doing so by virtue of a DPI deriving from their employment by the County Council.

d)      A dispensation under Section 33(2) (a) and (c) of the Localism Act expiring on 31 July 2025 to all Members of the River Hamble Harbour Board and the River Hamble Management Committee enabling them to fully participate and vote in any business of the River Hamble Harbour Board and River Hamble Management Committee when they would otherwise be prevented from doing so by virtue of a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest arising from holding a mooring on the River Hamble.

e)      A dispensation under Section 33(2)(c) of the Localism Act expiring on 31 July 2025 to Mr Moody enabling him to fully participate and vote in any business of the River Hamble Harbour Board when he would otherwise be prevented from doing so by virtue of a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest arising from the honorarium he receives from the Hamble River Boatyard and Marina Operators Association.