The following interests were declared as indicated:

(a) Councillor Cox – Agenda Item 12 – Notice of Motion Fire Safety – Disclosable Non-Pecuniary Interest – Grenfell Tower tragedy was mentioned – he was involved in the recovery and could be called as a witness to give evidence at the Public Enquiry (withdrew);

(b) Councillor Flewitt – Agenda Item 5 – Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy - non-pecuniary interest - friends and family are tenants of South Essex Homes;

(c) Councillor Mulroney – Agenda Item 13 – Notice of Motion – Fossil Fuels – non-pecuniary interest – member of the Essex Pension Fund;

(d) Councillor McDonald – Agenda Item 10 – non-pecuniary interest – Member of a range of organisations/charities which campaign against the sex industry and support services for women in the sex industry (Trustee of Essex Feminist Collective, Management Committee of Nordic Model Now! and on the Unison Eastern Region Women’s Committee) and works as a Children’s Independent Sexual Violence Advisor at a local charity.

Officers interests:

Alison Griffin declared an interest in Agenda Item 8 (PSPO) – lives in the area of the draft PSPO Order.

A. Lewis, S. Leftley, J. Ruffle, J Chesterton, J. Williams, C. Robinson, P. Geraghty, J O’Loughlin and S. Houlden declared an interest in item 22 (Senior Managers Pay Panel) and withdrew.  A. Griffin also declared an interest, but remained in the meeting to respond to questions.