All 56 Borough Councillors have made a written declaration agreeing to abide by the Council's Code of Conduct and have completed entries in the Members' Register of Interests.

The Register is open to public inspection at the Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe.

Within 28 days of the provisions of an authority's code of conduct being adopted or applied to that authority or within 28 days of his or her election or appointment to office (if that is later), a member must register his or her financial interests in the authority's register maintained under Section 91(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 by providing written notification to the authority's monitoring officer of -

(a) any employment or business carried on by him or her;

(b) the name of the person who employs or has appointed him or her; the name of any firm in which he or she is a partner, and the name of any company for which he or she is a remunerated director;

(c) the name of any person, other than a relevant authority, who has made a payment to him or her in respect of his or her election or any expenses incurred by him or her in carrying out his or her duties;

(d) the name of any corporate body which has a place of business or land in the authority's area, and in which the member has a beneficial interest in a class of securities of that body that exceeds the nominal value of £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body;

(e) a description of any contract for goods, services or works made between the authority and him or herself or a firm in which he or she is a partner, a company of which he or she is a remunerated director, or a body of the description specified in sub-paragraph (d) above;

(f) the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land in which he or she has a beneficial interest and which is in the area of the authority;

(g) the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land where the landlord is the authority and the tenant is a firm in which he or she is a partner, a company of which he or she is a remunerated director, or a body of the description specified in sub-paragraph (d) above; and

(h) the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land in the authority's area in which he or she has a licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy for 28 days or longer.

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Within 28 days of the provisions of the authority's code of conduct being adopted or applied to that authority or within 28 days of his or her election or appointment to office (if that is later) a member must register his or her other interests in the authority's register maintained under Section 81(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 by providing written notification to the authority's monitoring officer of his membership of or position of general control or management in any -

(a) body to which he or she has been appointed or nominated by the authority as its representative;
(b) public authority or body exercising functions of a public nature;

(c) company, industrial and provident society, charity, or body directed to charitable purposes;
(d) body whose principal purposes include the influence of public opinion or policy; and

(e) trade union or professional association.

A member must within 28 days of becoming aware of any change to the interests specified under paragraphs 14 and 15 above, provide written notification to the authority's monitoring officer of that change.

A member must within 28 days of receiving any gift or hospitality over the value of £25, provide written notification to the authority's monitoring officer of the existence and nature of that gift or hospitality.

 

For further information please e-mail: democratic.support@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk