Register of Member Interests

Fenland District Council Area

This form is provided for the registration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests within the meaning of the Localism Act 2011. It applies to all members of Fenland District Council, and all Town and Parish Councils within the Fenland Area.

Offences

It is a criminal offence to:

• Fail to notify the Monitoring Officer of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest within 28 days of election
• Fail to disclose a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest at a meeting if it is not on the register
• Fail to notify the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is not on the register that you have disclosed to a meeting
• Participate in any discussion or vote on a matter in which you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (without a dispensation)
• Knowingly or recklessly providing information that is false or misleading in notifying the Monitoring Officer of a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or in disclosing such interest to a meeting

The criminal penalties available to a court are to impose a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and disqualification from being a Councillor for up to 5 years.

Publication:

The full register will be available for public inspection at the offices of Fenland District Council and available on the District Council Website. Where a Town or Parish Council has a Website the register will also be available on that website.

Registerable Interests:

Under each category below all Members must register:

• Any relevant interests of their own; and or
• Any relevant interests of:

Their spouse or civil partner,

○ Any person they are living with as husband or wife or as civil partner

Provided that the Councillor is aware of the interest.

Members are required to register changes within 28 days of the change occurring.