Paragraph 15

Members can regard themselves as not having a personal interest in a matter to the extent that it relates to:

(a)

the housing functions of the authority where the member may hold a tenancy or lease with the authority, provided —

(i)

that they do not have arrears of rent of more than two months, and

(ii)

there are in respect of the matter a significant number of tenants who are not members who would be affected in the same or a similar manner to the member in question;

(b)

the functions of the authority in respect of school meals, transport and travelling expenses, where the member is a parent with a child in full-time education, unless —

(i)

the matter relates specifically to the school which the child attends, or

(ii)

the matter relates solely to the member’s own particular circumstances;

(c)

the functions of the authority in respect of statutory sick pay under Part XI of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, where —

(i)

the member is in receipt of, or is entitled to, such pay from a relevant authority, and

(ii)

the matter does not relate solely to the member’s own particular circumstances; and

(d)

the functions of the authority in respect of an allowance or payment made under Sections 173 to 176 of the Local Government Act 1972^f2 or Section 18 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4.
f2: 1972 c. 70.