Issue - meetings

(1)      The Vice Convener declared an interest in relation to agenda item 10.4 (Partnership with NHS Grampian to Provide Statutory Mortuary Services on Behalf of Aberdeen City Council) by virtue of him being a Council appointed NHS Board Member. He considered that the nature of his interest would require him to leave the meeting prior to consideration of the item;

(2)      Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.3 (Complex Care Full Business Case) and item 15.3 (Complex Care Full Business Case – Exempt Appendix) by virtue of him being the Chairperson of the Integrated Joint Board, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and

(3)      Councillor Houghton advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 10.4 (Partnership with NHS Grampian to Provide Statutory Mortuary Services on Behalf of Aberdeen City Council) by virtue of his partner being an NHS Grampian employee, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Members were requested to intimate any declarations of interest or transparency statements in respect of the items on today’s agenda, thereafter the following was intimated:-

(1)      The Vice Convener declared an interest in relation to agenda item 10.4 (Partnership with NHS Grampian to Provide Statutory Mortuary Services on Behalf of Aberdeen City Council) by virtue of him being a Council appointed NHS Board Member. He considered that the nature of his interest would require him to leave the meeting prior to consideration of the item;

(2)      Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.3 (Complex Care Full Business Case) and item 15.3 (Complex Care Full Business Case – Exempt Appendix) by virtue of him being the Chairperson of the Integrated Joint Board, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and

(3)      Councillor Houghton advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 10.4 (Partnership with NHS Grampian to Provide Statutory Mortuary Services on Behalf of Aberdeen City Council) by virtue of his partner being an NHS Grampian employee, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.