Agenda and minutes

8.30pm – Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ann Rosenberg, Lucy Richardson, Bora Kwon, Andrew Jones, Trey Campbell-Simon, Ross Melton, Liz Collins, Patricia Quigley, Alex Karmel, and David Morton.

If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority’s register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter.  The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.

Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

Councillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

8.30pm – There were no declarations of interest.

In recognition of their outstanding military service, the Council is requested to confer the “Honorary Freedom of the Borough” on The Coldstream Guards – a Regiment of the British Army.

8.30pm – The report and recommendations were formally moved for adoption by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Cowan.

The report and recommendations were then put to the vote:

FOR:                      UNANIMOUS

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

The recommendations were CARRIED.

Following the vote, speeches on the report were made by Councillors Stephen Cowan, Rowan Ree, Jacolyn Daly and Patrick Walsh (for the Administration) – and Councillors Jose Afonso and Adrian Pascu-Tulbure (for the Opposition).

Major Rudy Vandaele-Kennedy gave a speech of thanks on behalf of the Coldstream Guards.

8.56pm – RESOLVED

1. That the Council confer the Honorary Freedom of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on The Coldstream Guards – a Regiment of the British Army in recognition of their gallant and outstanding military service to the Country.