The following interests were declared at the meeting:-

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

(a)   Councillor Boyd (Cabinet Member) - disqualifying non-pecuniary interest in the Schools Progress Report; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

(b)   Councillor Salter - agenda item relating to STP -  non-pecuniary – husband is consultant Surgeon at Southend Hospital and holds senior post at Hospital; son-in-law is GP; daughter is a doctor at Broomfield Hospital;

(c)    Councillor Harp – agenda item relating to STP – non-pecuniary – Chair of St Lukes PPG and patient of St Lukes health centre practice;

(d)   Councillor Ware-Lane - agenda item relating to STP -  non-pecuniary – family member work for NHS;

(e)   Councillor Habermel - agenda item relating to STP - non-pecuniary – sister is a nurse at Southend Hospital; nephew is a physiotherapist based at Southend; brother is a paramedic with London Ambulance Service;

(f)     Councillor Holland - agenda item relating to STP - non-pecuniary – President of Southend Stroke Club;

(g)   Councillor Walker – agenda items relating to - STP; Annual Comments, Compliments & Complaints  – non-pecuniary – daughter is studying for Nursing degree at ARU and practices locally;

(h)   Councillor Nevin - agenda item relating to STP - non-pecuniary - Previous employee at Southend Hospital; NHS Employee at Barts; 2 children work at MEHT; step sister works Basildon Hospital and sister works for the Department of Health;

(i)     Councillor Garne - agenda item relating to STP - non-pecuniary – Council appointed Governor at Southend Hospital;

(j)     Councillor Borton - agenda item relating to proposed mental health changes  - disqualifying non-pecuniary interest – daughter is a nurse at Basildon mental health unit – proposed that will be ward manager at new adult acute ward – withdrew;

(k)    Councillor Harp – agenda item relating to proposed mental health changes - non-pecuniary – Chair of St Lukes PPG;

(l)     Councillor Borton – agenda items relating to – School Admission Arrangements; KS2 & KS4 outcomes; School Places working party; Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary - Governor at Milton Hall School;

(m)  Councillor McMahon - agenda item relating to proposed mental health changes  - non-pecuniary – work within EPUT facilities as an Advocate;

(n)   Councillor Ware-Lane - School Admission Arrangements; KS2 & KS4 outcomes; School Places working party; Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary – partner works in a School;

(o)   Councillor Arscott - agenda items relating to - School Admission Arrangements; KS2 & KS4 outcomes; School Places working party; Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary – Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (Assisi Trust);

(p)   Councillor Walker - agenda items relating to - School Admission Arrangements; KS2 & KS4 outcomes; School Places working party; Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary – wife teaches at West Leigh Schools; Southend Boys & Girls Training Choirs rehearse at St Mary’s School.