The members of the Cabinet are invited to consider whether they have a personal or prejudicial interest in connection with any of the items on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

The members of the Cabinet were invited to consider whether they had a personal or prejudicial interest in connection with any of the items on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

Councillor J Green declared:

(i)  a personal interest in respect of minute 70 (Centralisation of the Human Resources and Organisational Development Service) by virtue of his wife’s employment with the authority.

(ii)  a personal interest in minute 72 (referral from Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee) by virtue of him being a signatory to the call-in.

(iii)  a prejudicial interest in minute 95 (Summary of Tender Exercise for the Provision of Transport Services for Adults, Older People, Looked After Children and Special Education Needs Children) by virtue of his wife’s employment.

Councillor C Blakeley declared a prejudicial interest in respect of minute 73 (Pacific Road Arts Theatre, Taylor Street Museum, and Wirral Tramway, Birkenhead) by virtue of his membership of the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority.

Councillor I Lewis declared a personal interest in respect of minute 77 (Leasowe Leisure Centre) by virtue of his membership of the Leasowe Recreation Centre.

Councillor S Clarke declared a personal interest in respect of minute 67 (Impact of Business Rates Revaluation in Wirral) by virtue of her membership of an organisation in receipt of rate relief.

Councillor L Rennie declared a personal interest in respect of minute 67 (Impact of Business Rates Revaluation in Wirral) by virtue of her membership of an organisation in receipt of rate relief, and minute 72 (referral from Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee) by virtue of her being a signatory to the call-in.