Declarations of Interest
To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.
Minutes:
Councillor M Houston, in the interests of openness and transparency, declared that in relation to agenda item 8 (Proposed Terms of Reference – Audit and Governance Committee) she was the current Cheshire East Deputy Mayor and that prior to this she had held a senior position within the Labour Group as Deputy Group Leader (until April 2023). The Monitoring Officer confirmed that Cllr Houston would be able to contribute to the debate and vote on the relevant agenda item as the role of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor was apolitical and as Cllr Houston no longer held a senior political position within the Labour Group.