Register of Interests/Gifts and Hospitality

Register of Interests

You must, within 28 days of your election or appointment to office as a member or co-opted member, notify the Council’s Monitoring Officer in writing of any disclosable interests you have. Disclosable interests may be pecuniary or non-pecuniary. You must also notify the Council’s Monitoring Officer in writing within 28 days of becoming aware of any changes to a disclosable interest previously notified or of any new disclosable interest not previously notified.

You must also disclose any disclosable interest at the beginning of any meeting or decision-making session at which a matter relevant to your interest is considered.

The Register of Interest of all Councillors can be viewed on each individual Councillors Profile page.

You can also view any declarations councillors have made during committee meetings by using our declaration of interest search facility.

Gifts and Hospitality

Members and co-opted members must (within 28 days of receiving it) notify the Council’s Monitoring Officer in writing of any gifts or hospitality received, the value of which is estimated at being over £50.

"Hospitality" is defined as accommodation, food or drink, or entertainment which is provided free of charge or at a discounted rate. The requirement applies where the gifts or hospitality is received in your capacity as a member, rather than from friends or family, and is received from any person or body other than the authority.

You should also make a notification of an accumulation of smaller gifts or hospitality valued at £50 or less received over a period of 12 months which, when added together, are valued above £50.

Any gifts or hospitality notified to the Monitoring Officer will be included on the Council's register of gifts and hospitalities, a copy of which is available for public inspection and published on the Council's website: Council – Gifts and hospitalities (lancashire.gov.uk).

You can find out more information on Registering of Interests and Gifts and Hospitality, including what you must declare on section 8 Councillors – Code of Member Conduct of the Constitution.