Declarations of interest

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Committee: Select a committee All Adopt Thames Valley Regional Adoption Agency Governance Boar Adoption Panel Audit Committee Berkshire Local Transport Body Berry Brook Homes Limited Borough Parish Conference Borough Parish Liaison Forum Building Control Board Business Skills and Enterprise Partnership Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee Climate Emergency Working Group Commons Registration Committee Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Community Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee Community Safety Partnership Commuted Sums Advisory Panel Constitution Constitution Review Working Group Corporate Parenting Board Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee Council Executive Executive - Individual Member Decisions Fostering Panel Grievance Committee Health and Wellbeing Board Sub Committee Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Highwood Management Conference Investigating and Disciplinary Committee Joint Public Protection Committee Joint Waste Disposal Board Licensing and Appeals Committee Licensing and Appeals Hearings Sub Committee Licensing Hearings Loddon Homes Limited Optalis Holdings Limited Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Corporate Projects Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Finance Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Service Development Personnel Board Personnel Board Appeals Sub Committee Personnel Board Hearings Place and Community Partnership Planning Committee Planning Contributions - Affordable Housing Task and Finish Planning Site Visits SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) School Admissions Forum School Transport Appeals Panel Schools Forum Scrutiny Committee Secure Accommodation Panel Special Council Executive Committee Standards Committee Standards Committee Hearings Panel Tenant and Landlord Improvement Panel Thames Basin Heaths Joint Strategic Partnership Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel Trading and Enterprises Sub Committee Wokingham Borough Council (Holdings) Limited Wokingham Borough Wellbeing Board Wokingham Enterprises Limited Wokingham Giving Partnership Wokingham Housing Limited Wokingham Learning Disability Partnership Board Wokingham Learning Disability Partnershp Board Your Library

Category: Any Non Pecuniary Pecuniary Personal Personal and Prejudicial Prejudicial

Councillor: Any Akhtar, Sam Akhtar Baker, Keith Baker Batth, Parry Batth Bishop-Firth, Rachel Bishop-Firth Blumenthal, Laura Blumenthal Bowring, Chris Bowring Boyt, Shirley Boyt Bray, Prue Bray Burgess, Rachel Burgess Chadwick, Anne Chadwick Cheng, Jenny Cheng Clark, UllaKarin Clark Conway, Stephen Conway Cowan, Gary Cowan Croy, Andy Croy Cunnington, Phil Cunnington Dennis, Peter Dennis Dolinski, Richard Dolinski Doran, Carl Doran Ferris, Lindsay Ferris Firmager, Michael Firmager Fishwick, Paul Fishwick Frewin, Jim Frewin Gee, Maria Gee Grandison, Guy Grandison Haitham Taylor, Charlotte Haitham Taylor Halsall, John Halsall Hare, David Hare Helliar-Symons, Pauline Helliar-Symons Hobbs, Emma Hobbs Howe, Graham Howe Jones, Clive Jones Jorgensen, Norman Jorgensen Jorgensen, Pauline Jorgensen Kaiser, John Kaiser Kerr, Sarah Kerr King, Dianne King Loyes, Abdul Loyes Maher, Tahir Maher Malvern, Morag Malvern Margetts, Charles Margetts Margetts, Rebecca Margetts Mather, Adrian Mather Miall, Ken Miall Mickleburgh, Andrew Mickleburgh Munro, Stuart Munro Murray, Gregor Murray Patman, Barrie Patman Rance, Jackie Rance Richards, Malcolm Richards Ross, Angus Ross Sargeant, Daniel Sargeant Shenton, Ian Shenton Shepherd-Dubey I, Imogen Shepherd-DuBey Shepherd-DuBey R, Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey Smith C, Chris Smith Smith Ca, Caroline Smith Smith W, Wayne Smith Soane, Bill Soane Swaddle, Alison Swaddle Weeks, Simon Weeks Whittle, Oliver Whittle Younis, Shahid Younis

 Declarations

Meeting:  Tuesday, 16th June, 2020 7.00 pm - Council

13. Appointment to Outside Bodies

• Keith Baker - Personal - Councillor Keith Baker declared a Personal Interest in Item 13 Appointment to Outside Bodies on the grounds that he was a Woodley Town Council representative on the Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative. He did not participate in the vote on the appointment to this organisation.
• Maria Gee - Personal - Councillor Maria Gee declared a Personal Interest in Item 13 Appointment to Outside Bodies on the grounds that she was a Trustee for the Citizens Advice Bureau on behalf of Wokingham Town Council. She did not participate in the vote on the appointment to this organisation.
• Richard Dolinski - Personal - Councillor Richard Dolinski declared a Personal Interest in Item 13 Appointment to Outside Bodies on the grounds that he was a Trustee of CLASP which was involved with the Wokingham Learning Disability Partnership, and was also employed by the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust. He did not participate in the votes on the appointment to these organisations.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th July, 2020 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

9. Application No.200985 - Cantley Park Recreation Ground, Norreys

• Chris Bowring - Personal - Chris Bowring declared a personal interest regarding agenda item 9 (application number 200985), on the grounds that he was a member of the Wokingham Theatre who may benefit from an overall increase in parking in the area should the application be approved. Chris added he had an open mind regarding this application, and would consider all representations prior to making a judgement.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th July, 2020 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

5. Application No.200893 - 15 The Drive, Earley, RG6 1EG

• Andrew Mickleburgh - Personal - Andrew Mickleburgh declared a personal interest regarding agenda item 5 (application number 200893), on the grounds that he was a Member of the Earley Town Council Planning Committee who had made a recommendation regarding this application. Andrew added that he had an open mind regarding this application, and would consider all representations prior to making a judgement.
• Carl Doran - Prejudicial - Carl Doran declared a prejudicial interest regarding agenda item 5 (application number 200893), on the grounds that they may have been a perception of predetermination due to comments previously made. Carl added that he would take no part in the discussion or vote related to this item.

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Meeting:  Monday, 13th July, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

6. Covid 19 Pandemic - Council's response - Care Homes

• Rachel Bishop-Firth - Personal - Councillor Bishop-Firth declared a Personal Interest in Item 10 Council’s Response to the Covid 19 pandemic – Care Homes, on the ground that her father in law was in a care home within the Borough.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 23rd July, 2020 7.30 pm - Council

15.5 Motion 435 submitted by Rachel Burgess

• Andy Croy - Personal - Councillor Andy Croy declared a Personal Interest in Item 46.4, Motion on the Council Tax Protocol, on the grounds that his mother was a volunteer at the Citizens Advice Bureau.
• Maria Gee - Personal - Councillor Maria Gee declared a Personal Interest in Item 46.4, Motion on the Council Tax Protocol, on the grounds that she was a Trustee of the Citizens Advice Bureau. She indicated that she would abstain on the vote for this Motion.

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Meeting:  Monday, 27th July, 2020 7.00 pm - Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee

5. BME Forum Update

• Abdul Loyes - Personal - A declaration of interest was submitted from Adbul Loyes. Abdul stated that he had a personal interest in agenda item 17, on the grounds that he was a member of the BME forum. Abdul stated that he would keep an open mind regarding this item, and was open provide an insight into the working of the forum for the benefit of the Committee.

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Meeting:  Monday, 27th July, 2020 7.00 pm - Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee

6. Covid-19 Response - Business & Economy and Operational Housing

• Paul Fishwick - Prejudicial - A declaration of interest was submitted from Paul Fishwick. Paul stated that he had a prejudicial interest in agenda item 18, on the grounds that he was a Director of a business within the Borough and had received a business grant as part of the business relief response relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. Paul stated that he would leave the meeting for the duration of this item, and take no part in the discussion or vote for this item.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 30th July, 2020 7.00 pm - Executive

6. Shareholder's Report

• John Halsall - Personal - Councillor Halsall is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of WBC (Holdings) Ltd
• John Kaiser - Personal - Councillor Kaiser is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Berry Brook Homes Ltd
• Stuart Munro - Personal - Councillor Munro is an updaid Non-Executive Director of WBC (Holdings) Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes Ltd
• Wayne Smith - Personal - Councillor Smith is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of WBC (Holdings) Ltd

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Meeting:  Thursday, 17th September, 2020 7.00 pm - Council

14.1 Motion 439 submitted by Rachel Burgess

• Andy Croy - Personal - Andy Croy declared a Personal Interest in Item 60.1, Motion on the Council Tax Protocol, on the grounds that his mother was campaign manager at the Citizens Advice Bureau.
• Emma Hobbs - Personal - Emma Hobbs declared a Personal Interest in Item 60.1, Motion on the Council Tax Protocol, on the grounds that she had been invited to join the Citizens Advice Bureau.
• Maria Gee - Personal - Maria Gee declared a Personal Interest in Item 60.1, Motion on the Council Tax Protocol, on the grounds that she was a Trustee of the Citizens Advice Bureau. She indicated that she would not participate in the debate of the Motion or vote on this Motion.

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Meeting:  Monday, 21st September, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

9. Update on work of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough

• Rachel Bishop-Firth - Personal - Councillor Bishop Firth declared a Personal Interest in Item 18 Pharmacy Service, Item 19 Dental Services and item 21 Update on the work of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough, on the grounds that her father in law was in a care home within the Borough.

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Meeting:  Monday, 21st September, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

8. Building Berkshire Together - hospital building programme

• Clive Jones - Personal - Councillor Jones declared a Personal Interest in item 20 Building Berkshire Together - hospital building programme, on the grounds that he had recently been elected to the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust Board of Governors. He was due to assume this role in November. He also declared a Personal Interest in this item on the grounds that a family member worked at the hospital.
• Jim Frewin - Personal - Councillor Frewin declared a Personal Interest in item 20 Building Berkshire Together - hospital building programme, on the grounds that a family member worked at the hospital and also as he was a First Responder.

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Meeting:  Monday, 21st September, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

6. Pharmacy services

• Rachel Bishop-Firth - Personal - Councillor Bishop Firth declared a Personal Interest in Item 18 Pharmacy Service, Item 19 Dental Services and item 21 Update on the work of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough, on the grounds that her father in law was in a care home within the Borough.

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Meeting:  Monday, 21st September, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

7. Dental Services

• Rachel Bishop-Firth - Personal - Councillor Bishop Firth declared a Personal Interest in Item 18 Pharmacy Service, Item 19 Dental Services and item 21 Update on the work of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough, on the grounds that her father in law was in a care home within the Borough.

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Meeting:  Monday, 19th October, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

5. Update on work of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough

• Clive Jones - Personal - Councillor Jones declared a Personal Interest in item 27 Update on work of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough, on the grounds that he had recently been elected to the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust Board of Governors. He was due to assume this role in November.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 18th November, 2020 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

6. Royal Berkshire Hospital

• Clive Jones - Personal - Councillor Jones declared a Personal Interest in item 33 Royal Berkshire Hospital, on the grounds that he had recently been elected to the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust Board of Governors. He also declared a Personal Interest in this item on the grounds that a family member worked at the hospital.
• Jim Frewin - Personal - Councillor Frewin declared a Personal Interest in item 33 Royal Berkshire Hospital, on the grounds that a family member worked at the hospital and also as he was a First Responder.

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Meeting:  Tuesday, 12th January, 2021 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

6. An update on the redevelopment of the Royal Berkshire Hospital

• Clive Jones - Personal - Councillor Jones declared a Personal Interest in item 41 An update on the redevelopment of Royal Berkshire Hospital, on the grounds that he was a member of the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust Board of Governors, and a family member worked at the hospital.
• Jim Frewin - Personal - Councillor Frewin declared a Personal Interest in item 41 An update on the redevelopment of Royal Berkshire Hospital, on the grounds that a family member worked at the hospital and also as he was a First Responder.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 28th January, 2021 7.00 pm - Executive

16. Delivering the Gorse Ride Regeneration Project - Confirmation of Compulsory Purchase Order

• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is a non-Executive Director and Chairman of Loddon Homes Ltd

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Meeting:  Thursday, 18th February, 2021 6.30 pm - Executive

6. Housing Revenue Account Budget 2021/22

• John Halsall - Personal - Councillor Halsall is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Optalis Holdings Ltd
• John Kaiser - Personal - Councillor Kaiser is a Non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Optalis Holdings Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes Ltd
• Wayne Smith - Personal - Councillor Smith is a Non-Executive Director of WBC Holdings Ltd

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Meeting:  Thursday, 18th February, 2021 6.30 pm - Executive

7. Capital Programme and Strategy 2021-2024

• John Halsall - Personal - Councillor Halsall is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Optalis Holdings Ltd
• John Kaiser - Personal - Councillor Kaiser is a Non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Optalis Holdings Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes Ltd
• Wayne Smith - Personal - Councillor Smith is a Non-Executive Director of WBC Holdings Ltd

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Meeting:  Thursday, 18th February, 2021 6.30 pm - Executive

8. Treasury Management Strategy 2021-2024

• John Halsall - Personal - Councillor Halsall is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Optalis Holdings Ltd
• John Kaiser - Personal - Councillor Kaiser is a Non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Optalis Holdings Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes Ltd
• Wayne Smith - Personal - Councillor Smith is a Non-Executive Director of WBC Holdings Ltd

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Meeting:  Thursday, 18th February, 2021 6.30 pm - Executive

9. Medium Term Financial Plan 2021-2024 - Revenue Budget Submission 2021/22

• John Halsall - Personal - Councillor Halsall is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Optalis Holdings Ltd
• John Kaiser - Personal - Councillor Kaiser is a Non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Optalis Holdings Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is an unpaid Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes Ltd
• Wayne Smith - Personal - Councillor Smith is a Non-Executive Director of WBC Holdings Ltd

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Meeting:  Thursday, 18th February, 2021 8.00 pm - Council

3. Declarations of Interest

• Daniel Sargeant - Personal - Non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Berry brook Homes Ltd
• John Halsall - Personal - Non-Executive Director of Optalis
• John Kaiser - Personal - Non-Executive Director of Optalis and Wokingham Housing Ltd
• Lindsay Ferris - Personal - Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes
• Stuart Munro - Personal - Non-Executive Director of WBC Holdings Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes
• Wayne Smith - Personal - Non-Executive Director of WBC Holdings Ltd

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Meeting:  Monday, 22nd February, 2021 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

5. Wokingham Borough Council Audit Results Report Year ended 31 March 2020

• Daniel Sargeant - Personal - Councillor Daniel Sargeant declared a Personal Interest in Items 47 Wokingham Borough Council Audit Results Report Year ended 31 March 2020 and Item 48 Statement of Accounts 2019-20 on the grounds that he was a Non Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Limited and Berry Brook Homes.

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Meeting:  Monday, 22nd February, 2021 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

6. Statement of Accounts 2019-20

• Daniel Sargeant - Personal - Councillor Daniel Sargeant declared a Personal Interest in Items 47 Wokingham Borough Council Audit Results Report Year ended 31 March 2020 and Item 48 Statement of Accounts 2019-20 on the grounds that he was a Non Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Limited and Berry Brook Homes.
• Imogen Shepherd-DuBey - Personal - Councillor Imogen Shepherd-DuBey declared a Personal interest regarding Item 48 Statement of Accounts 2019-20 on the grounds that she had money in the Berkshire Pension Fund.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 17th March, 2021 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

6. Healthwatch Update

• Jim Frewin - Personal - Councillor Frewin declared a Personal Interest in item 50 Healthwatch Update, on the grounds that he was a First Responder and his daughter was a midwife.

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Meeting:  Monday, 22nd March, 2021 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

5. Wokingham Borough Council Audit Results Report Year ended 31 March 2020

• Daniel Sargeant - Personal - Councillor Daniel Sargeant declared a Personal Interest in Items 55 Wokingham Borough Council Audit Results Report Year ended 31 March 2020 and Item 56 Statement of Accounts 2019-20 on the grounds that he was a Non Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Limited and Berry Brook Homes.

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Meeting:  Monday, 22nd March, 2021 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

6. Statement of Accounts 2019-20

• Daniel Sargeant - Personal - Councillor Daniel Sargeant declared a Personal Interest in Items 55 Wokingham Borough Council Audit Results Report Year ended 31 March 2020 and Item 56 Statement of Accounts 2019-20 on the grounds that he was a Non Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Limited and Berry Brook Homes.
• Imogen Shepherd-DuBey - Personal - Councillor Imogen Shepherd-DuBey declared a Personal Interest regarding Item 56 Statement of Accounts 2019-20 on the grounds that she had money in the Berkshire Pension Fund.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 25th March, 2021 7.00 pm - Executive

9. Arts & Culture Strategy

• Gregor Murray - Personal - Councillor Murray is an unpaid Trustee of More Arts

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Meeting:  Thursday, 25th March, 2021 7.00 pm - Executive

10. Delivering the Housing 1-4-5 + 100 Challenge

• John Kaiser - Personal - Councillor Kaiser is a non-Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Ltd and Berry Brook Homes Ltd
• UllaKarin Clark - Personal - Councillor Clark is a non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes Ltd

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 2nd June, 2021 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

6. Wokingham Borough Council Outline Audit Plan year ended 31 March 2021

• Daniel Sargeant - Personal - Councillor Daniel Sargeant declared a Personal Interest in Item 6 Wokingham Borough Council Outline Audit Plan year ended 31 March 2021 on the grounds that he was Non Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Limited and Berry Brook Homes.
• Imogen Shepherd-DuBey - Personal - Councillor Imogen Shepherd-DuBey declared a Personal Interest regarding Item 6 Wokingham Borough Council Outline Audit Plan year ended 31 March 2021 on the grounds that she had money in the Berkshire Pension Fund.
• Shahid Younis - Personal - Councillor Shahid Younis declared a Personal Interest in Item 6 Wokingham Borough Council Outline Audit Plan year ended 31 March 2021 on the grounds that he was a Non Executive Director of Wokingham Housing Limited and Berry Brook Homes.