Councillors should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their families or friends.

The Chair will ask Members if they have any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) or disclosable non-pecuniary interests (DNPIs) to declare in respect of items on the agenda. Members with a DPI in an item must leave the room for that item and may not participate in the debate or vote. 

Aside from disclosable interests, where a fair-minded and informed observer would think there was a real possibility that a Member might be biased or predetermined on an item, the Member should declare this and leave the room while that item is considered.

Members who are in any doubt about interests, bias or predetermination should contact the monitoring officer for advice prior to the meeting.

Councillor Mike Baldock declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he sat on Borden Parish Council.

Councillor Mike Henderson declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he was a trustee of Faversham Pools and Oare Gunpowder Works.

Councillor Hannah Perkin declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as she was a Trustee of Swale Community Voluntary Services (CVS).

Councillor Richard Palmer declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he sat on Newington Parish Council and the Lower Medway Internal Drainage Board (LMIDB).

Councillor Ben J Martin declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he was a trustee of Faversham Pools and sat on the Swale Rainbow Homes Board.

Councillor Ken Pugh declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans including, Fees and Charges, as he was a trustee of Swale CVS.

Councillor Monique Bonney declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as she sat on the LMIDB and Swale Rainbow Homes.

Councillor Sarah Stephen declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as she was a trustee of Swale CVS.

Councillor Tim Gibson declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he was a trustee of Swale CVS.

Councillor Paul Stephen declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he was a Board member of Citizens Advice Swale (CAS).

Councillor Carole Jackson declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as she was a trustee of Swale CVS.

Councillor Derek Carnell declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he sat on the LMIDB.

Councillor Lee McCall declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he was a trustee on Swale CVS.

Councillor Alan Horton declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he sat on Upchurch Parish Council.

Councillor Peter MacDonald declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he sat on the LMIDB and was a Trustee of the Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum.

Councillor Tim Valentine declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he was a Trustee on Faversham Pools.

Councillor Ken Rowles declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans including Fees and Charges as he sat on the Lower Medway Internal Drainage Board and on the Kent Media Centre Board.

Councillor Ken Ingleton declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 11 Final Budget and Medium Term Financial Plans, including Fees and Charges, as he sat on the LMIDB.