Decision details

The following declarations of interest were intimated:

    (i)        Councillor Nicoll declared an interest in relation to item 10.5 (Cordyce School Consultation Timetable) by virtue of his previous appointment to the Scottish Government’s School Closure Review Panel. Councillor Nicoll considered that the nature of his interest did not require him to leave the meeting and therefore chose to remain in the meeting for consideration of this item;

  (ii)        Councillor Nicoll declared an interest in relation to item 11.1 (Aberdeen Performing Arts Business Plan 2018-2021) by virtue of his previous appointment as a Council appointed Director to the Board of Aberdeen Performing Arts to the Scottish Government’s School Closure Review Panel. Councillor Nicoll considered that the nature of his interest did not require him to leave the meeting and therefore chose to remain in the meeting for consideration of this item;

 (iii)        Councillors Boulton, Duncan and Imrie declared an interest in relation to item 11.1 (Aberdeen Performing Arts Business Plan 2018-2021) by virtue of their positions as Council appointed Directors to the Board of Aberdeen Performing Arts but all chose to remain in the meeting as Aberdeen Performing Arts was a body being a company established wholly or mainly for the purpose of providing services to the local authority, and which had entered into a contractual arrangement with the local authority for the supply of goods and/or services to the local authority, as set out in paragraph 5.18(2)(d)(i) and (ii) of the Councillors' Code of Conduct; and

 (iv)        The Convener declared an interest in relation to item 12.1 (Review of Residential Childcare) by virtue of his previous employment with Action for Children. The Convener considered that the nature of his interest did not require him to leave the meeting and therefore chose to remain in the meeting for consideration of this item.