Agenda item

Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 requires that a Councillor who owes arrears of Council Tax which have been outstanding for more than two months must declare this at any Council meeting which considers the setting of a budget and the Council Tax, and that they should not vote on those matters.  Failing to comply with those requirements if they apply is an offence.  If this applies to any Councillors at this meeting, they are therefore advised to make the required declaration and to leave the meeting during consideration of item 6.1.

It is a requirement of the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members that the existence and nature of all personal interests must be disclosed.  Therefore, in the case of item 6.1 on the agenda,  2021-22 General Fund,  HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax and Medium Financial Strategy 2021/24 , it is suggested that members of precepting authorities declare such interests.  (For example, this would relate to members of Leicestershire County Council, the Combined Fire Authority and Parish and Town Councils).

The Chief Executive drew Councillors’ attention to Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 required that a Councillor who owed arrears of Council Tax which had been outstanding for more than two months must declare that at any Council meeting which considered the setting of a budget and the Council Tax, and that they should not vote on those matters.

In addition it was noted that it is a requirement of the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members that the existence and nature of all personal interests must be disclosed.  Therefore, in the case of item 6.1 on the agenda, General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24, it is suggested that members of precepting authorities declare such interests.  (For example, this would relate to members of Leicestershire County Council, the Combined Fire Authority and Parish and Town Councils).

The following disclosures of pecuniary and personal interests were made:

i.              by Councillor Barkley - a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council and as Chairman of Syston Town Council. 

ii.            by Councillor Bentley – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council and the Combined Fire Authority.

iii.           by Councillor Brookes – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Thurmaston Parish Council.

iv.           by Councillor Charles – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Thurcaston and Cropston Parish Council. 

v.            by Councillor Forrest – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as the Chair of Barrow Upon Soar Parish Council.

vi.           by Councillor Fryer – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council. 

vii.          by Councillor Gerrard – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of East Goscote Parish Council and Syston Town Council. 

viii.         by Councillor Howe – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Birstall Parish Council. 

ix.           by Councillor Lowe – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Thurmaston Parish Council. 

x.            by Councillor Miah – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council. 

xi.           by Councillor Morgan – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council. 

xii.          by Councillor Needham – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of East Goscote Parish Council.

xiii.         by Councillor Pacey – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Syston Town Council. 

xiv.        by Councillor Parton - a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council and the Combined Fire Authority. 

xv.          by Councillor Poland – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council and as his wife is a member of Thurmaston Parish Council.

xvi.        by Councillor Popley – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Shepshed Town Council. 

xvii.       by Councillor Radford – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a Member of Leicestershire County Council and Shepshed Town Council. 

xviii.      by Councillor Ranson – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Barrow Upon Soar Parish Council and as a Board member of the Wellbeing Café.

xix.        by Councillor Savage - a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Shepshed Town Council. 

xx.          by Councillor Seaton – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council and Thurmaston Parish Council. 

xxi.        by Councillor Shepherd – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council.

xxii.       by Councillor Smidowicz -  a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a clerk to the Samuel Bernard Frost Charity (Almshouses).

xxiii.      by Councillor Tassell – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Shepshed Town Council. 

xxiv.      by Councillor Taylor – a personal interest in item 6.1 on the agenda (General Fund and HRA Revenue Budgets and Council Tax 2021-22 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2021-24) as a member of Leicestershire County Council.