Agenda item

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary and other interest from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, the Leader of the Council, Councillor D J Bittleston, Councillor A Azad, Councillor Mrs B A Hunwicks and Councillor C S Kemp have declared a non-pecuniary interest in Agenda Items 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 arising from their positions as Directors of the Thameswey Group of Companies.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor D J Bittleston has declared a non-pecuniary interest in Agenda Items 7, 9, 10, 11, 15 and 16 arising from his position as a Director of Victoria Square Woking Limited.

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, and Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant, have declared an interest in Agenda Items 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 arising from their positions as Directors of the Thameswey Group of Companies.

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, and Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant, have declared an interest in Agenda Items 7, 9, 10 and 15 arising from their positions as Directors of Woking Necropolis and Mausoleum Limited, Brookwood Park Limited and Brookwood Cemetery Limited.

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, has declared an interest in Agenda Items 7, 9, 15 and 16 arising from his position as a Director of Export House Limited.

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant, and the Finance Director, Leigh Clarke, have declared an interest in Agenda Items 7, 9, 10, 15 and 16 arising from their positions as Directors of Dukes Court Owner T S a r l.

Minutes:

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, the Leader of the Council, Councillor D J Bittleston, Councillor A Azad, Councillor Mrs B A Hunwicks and Councillor C S Kemp declared a non-pecuniary interest in minute item 7 – General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, minute item 8 – Housing Revenue Account Budgets 2019-20, minute item 9 – Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, minute item 10 – Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies, minute item 15 – Performance and Financial Monitoring Information and minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from their positions as Directors of the Thameswey Group of Companies.  The interests were such that speaking and voting were permissible.

 

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor D J Bittleston declared an interest in minute item 7 – General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, minute item 9 – Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, minute item 10 – Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies, minute item 11 – Car Park Management System, minute item 15 – Performance and Financial Monitoring Information and minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from his position as a Director of Victoria Square Woking Limited.  The interest was such that speaking and voting was permissible.

 

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor Mrs B A Hunwicks declared an interest in minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from her residing in the Gresham Mill area.  The interest was not a formal interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct so speaking and voting were permissible.

 

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor I Eastwood declared an interest in minute item 12 – Woking College 3G Artificial Turf Pitch and Pavilion insofar as it referred to Woking Football Club.  The interest arised from his holding shares in Woking Football Club.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

 

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, and Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant, declared an interest in minute item 7 – General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, minute item 8 – Housing Revenue Account Budgets 2019-20, minute item 9 – Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, minute item 10 – Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies, minute item 15 – Performance and Financial Monitoring Information and minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from their positions as Directors of the Thameswey Group of Companies.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

 

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, and Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant, declared an interest in minute item 7 – General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, minute item 9 – Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, minute item 10 – Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies, minute item 15 – Performance and Financial Monitoring Information and minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from their positions as Directors of Woking Necropolis and Mausoleum Limited, Brookwood Park Limited and Brookwood Cemetery Limited.  The interests were such that speaking was permissible.

 

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, declared an interest in minute item 7 – General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, minute item 9 – Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, minute item 15 – Performance and Financial Monitoring Information and minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from his position as a Director of Export House Limited.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

 

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant, and the Finance Director, Leigh Clarke, declared an interest in minute item 7 – General Fund, Service Plans, Budgets and Prudential Indicators 2019-20, minute item 9 – Investment Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23, minute item 10 – Capital, Investment and Treasury Management Strategies, minute item 15 – Performance and Financial Monitoring Information and minute item 16 – Monitoring Reports – Projects arising from their positions as Directors of Dukes Court Owner T S a r l.  The interests were such that speaking was permissible.

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Peter Bryant declared an interest in minute item 12 – Woking College 3G Artificial Turf Pitch and Pavilion insofar as it referred to Woking Football Club.  The interest arised from (i) his membership of the Cards Trust and (ii) providing occasional unpaid assistance to Woking Football Club, e.g. acting as Returning Officer at the election of directors.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.

In accordance with Officer Employment Procedure Rules, the Finance Director, Leigh Clarke declared an interest in minute item 12 – Woking College 3G Artificial Turf Pitch and Pavilion insofar as it referred to Woking Football Club.  The interest arised from her husband having a small shareholding in the Club.  The interest was such that speaking was permissible.