Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk setting out details of three Members who had requested a dispensation to speak and/or vote on any matter which affects their constituents and in which they may have a pecuniary interest with the exception of matters which:

(a)  Affect them uniquely or more so than any of their constituents; and

(b)  Insofar as regards a dispensation to vote only, falls within the restriction imposed by section 618 of the Housing Act 1985 for as long as that provision remains on the statute book.

The Chair spoke to clarify that, in light of the decision that the Committee had just taken on the previous agenda item, indicating that they were accepting of Leading Counsel’s opinion on this, the three outstanding applications for dispensations of this sort could not be granted under the Dispensations Policy. She added that the applicants were, of course, at liberty to now resubmit their applications on specific matters if required.

RESOLVED – That, in light of the Committee’s decision to accept the opinion of Leading Counsel on the Dispensations Policy, the three outstanding applications from Mark Bostock, Susan Pearson and Brian Mooney to speak and/or vote on any matter which affects their constituents and in which they may have a pecuniary interest with the exception of matters which:

(a)  Affect them uniquely or more so than any of their constituents; and

(b)  Insofar as regards a dispensation to vote only, falls within the restriction imposed by section 618 of the housing Act 1985 for as long as that provision remains on the statute book

are all rejected.