Agenda item

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 2.

Disclosable pecuniary interests

Councillor Mrs Diane Chambers declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because she is a landlord. She left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Rodney Chambers OBE declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because he is a landlord. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Doe declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 8 (Leader’s Report) in relation to discussion on MCG Ltd because he is a Director of Medway Commercial Group. (A dispensation agreed by the Monitoring Officer under section 6.17 of Part 4 – Employee Delegation Scheme of the Council’s Constitution enabled Councillor Doe to remain in the meeting).

Councillor Griffiths declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in any reference to Medway Community Healthcare (MCH) because he is Deputy Chairman of MCH. He stated that he would leave the meeting should there be any specific discussion on MCH.

Councillor Gulvin declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because he is a landlord. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Khan declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17B (Motion) as reference was made to her employer which had run a campaign for the Home Office relating to modern slavery.

Councillor Price declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because he is a landlord. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Shaw declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because she is a tenant. She left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Turpin declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because he is a landlord. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Wicks declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because he is a tenant. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Other significant interests (OSIs)

Councillor Gulvin declared an OSI in agenda item 14 (Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places) because he is a church warden of one of the churches being used as a polling station. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Opara declared an OSI agenda item 14 (Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places) because she is a Parochial Church Council (PCC) member of one of the churches being used as a polling station. She left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Wicks declared an OSI in any reference to the Waterfront UTC because he is a governor at the UTC.

Other interests

Councillor Gilry declared an interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because she is a Committee member of Gillingham Labour Club which is a residential landlord of one dwelling. She left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor Griffiths declared an interest in agenda item 17A (Motion) because he is a Trustee of Gillingham Labour Club which is a residential landlord of one dwelling. He left the meeting during consideration of this item.