Paragraph 12

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a member with a prejudicial interest in any matter must—

(a)

withdraw from the room or chamber where a meeting is being held whenever it becomes apparent that the matter is being considered at that meeting, unless he has obtained a dispensation^f1 from the authority’s standard’s committee;

(b)

not exercise executive functions in relation to that matter; and

(c)

not seek improperly to influence a decision about that matter.

(2)

A member with a prejudicial interest may, unless that interest is of a financial nature, and unless it is an interest of the type described in paragraph 11 above, participate in a meeting of the authority's—

(a)

overview and scrutiny committees; and

(b)

joint or area committees,

to the extent that such committees are not exercising functions of the authority or its executive.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Under section 81(5) of the Local Government Act 2000, the Secretary of State may prescribe in regulations the circumstances in which standards committees may grant dispensations.