The following interests were declared at the meeting:-

(a)   Councillors Lamb, Salter, Flewitt and Cox (Cabinet Members) - Disqualifying non-pecuniary interests in all the called-in/referred items; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

(b)   Councillor McMahon - interest in agenda item relating to Annual Report - non-pecuniary – been a night shelter worker; member of SCF provision of services for the homeless; co-founder HARP – homeless facilities in Southend;

(c)    Councillor Hadley – disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item relating to Future Delivery of a regulated Private Rented Housing Sector - attended pursuant to dispensation agreed by the Standards Committee on 21^st November 2017, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011 to participate in the debate and vote. However, Councillor Hadley confirmed that he would not be exercising his dispensation in terms of voting and would limit his contribution to speaking only;

(d)   Councillor Evans - disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item relating to Future Delivery of a regulated Private Rented Housing Sector – withdrew;

(e)   Councillor Folkard – agenda item relating to Future Delivery of a regulated Private Rented Housing Sector – non-pecuniary – SBC appointed representative on SEAL;

(f)     Councillor Flewitt – agenda item relating to MPR – non-pecuniary – Hate Crime Ambassador.

Councillor Salter advised that she has a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item relating to Future Delivery of a regulated Private Rented Housing Sector (as a Private Sector landlord) but would be leaving the meeting prior to the item being discussed.