Decision details

Members were requested to intimate any Declarations of Interest or Transparency Statements in respect of the items on the agenda.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)      to note that the Convener advised that he had a connection in relation to all of the Committee Business agenda items but in particular 9.1 (Child Poverty Action report) as he was a Council appointed representative to Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE) Board, Aberdeen Foyer and Fairer Aberdeen Fund Board, Chair of the Granite City Good Food Steering Group and Chair of Community Planning Aberdeen, however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connections amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the items;

(ii)    to note that Councillor Brooks advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 as he was founder and Chairman of the TLC Charity which was part of the Trussell Trust family of food banks however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connection amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the item; and

(iii)   to note that Dr John Bone advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 as he was a Board member of C-Fine however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connection amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the item.