Declarations of interest

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Committee: Select a committee All Appeals Committee Appointments Committee A Appointments Committee B Cabinet Cabinet Member - Leader Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Decarbonisation and Sustainability Cabinet Member for Education & Welsh Language Cabinet Member for Health and Social Services Cabinet Member for Homes & Deputy Leader Cabinet Member for Organisation & Workforce Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism Cabinet Member for Resources Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, Community Cohesion and Planning Policy Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure Services Communities, Homes & Regeneration Scrutiny Committee Community & Regeneration Scrutiny Committee Corporate Performance & Resources Scrutiny Committee County Council Democratic Services Committee Dyfed Pension Fund Committee Dyfed Pension Fund Pension Board Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Panel Education & Children Scrutiny Committee Education, Young People & the Welsh Language Scrutiny Committee Environmental & Public Protection Scrutiny Committee ERW Joint Committee (replaced by Y Partneriaeth) Executive Board Member Decisions Meeting for Communities to 4th May 2017 Executive Board Member Decisions Meeting for Environmental & Public Protection - to 4th May 2017 Executive Board Member Decisions Meeting for HR, Efficiencies and Collaboration to 4th May 2017 Executive Board Member Decisions Meeting for Regeneration & Leisure to 4th May 2017 Executive Board Member Decisions Meeting for Technical Services - to 4th May 2017 Governance & Audit Committee Health & Social Services Scrutiny Committee Joint Cabinet Member Decisions Meeting for Resources and Housing Joint Cabinet Member Meeting for Organisation & Workforce and Rural Affairs, Community Cohesion & Pl Joint Environmental & Public Protection and Social Care & Health Scrutiny Committee Joint Policy & Resources and Community & Regeneration Scrutiny Committee Joint Scrutiny Committees Joint Social Care & Health and Education & Children Scrutiny Committee Licensing Committee Licensing Sub Committee C Licensing Sub-Committee Licensing Sub-Committee A Licensing Sub-Committee B Member Appointments Committee Member Decisions Meeting for Communities and Rural Affairs (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Culture, Sport and Tourism (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Education & Children (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Environment (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Housing (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Public Protection (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Resources (Pre May 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for Social Care & Health (Deputy Leader 12/01/2022 - 05/05/2022) Member Decisions Meeting for the Deputy Leader (up until 12th January 2022) Member Decisions Meeting for the Leader (Pre May 2022) Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel Partneriaeth Joint Committee Partneriaeth Partnership Joint Committee Place, Sustainability & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee Planning Committee Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee Social Care & Health Scrutiny Committee South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Administered by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Governance and Audit Sub - Committee (administered by P South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee (administered by Ne Standards Committee Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee (Administered by Swansea Council from 1st June 2019) Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee (Administered by Neath Port Talbot County Borough C Wales Pension Partnership JGC Appointment Sub Group Wales Pension Partnership Joint Governance Committee

Category: Any Declarations Granted - Delegated to Monitoring Officer Dispensation Granted by Standards Committee Non Pecuniary Pecuniary Personal Personal and Prejudicial Prejudicial

Councillor: Any Allen, Cllr. Sue Allen Bowen, Cllr. Liam Bowen Broom, Cllr. Kim Broom Charles, Cllr. Mansel Charles Cooper, Cllr. Peter Cooper Cranham, Cllr. Michael Cranham Cundy, Cllr. Deryk Cundy Curry, Cllr. Suzy Curry Davies, Cllr. Andrew Davies Davies, Cllr. Bryan Davies Davies, Cllr. Crish Davies Davies, Cllr. Ann Davies Davies, Cllr. Glynog Davies Davies, Cllr. Handel Davies Davies, Cllr. Karen Davies Davies, Cllr. Lewis Davies Davies, Cllr. Llinos Mai Davies Davies, Cllr. Sharen Davies Davies, Cllr. Terry Davies Davies, Cllr. Arwel Davies Davies, Cllr. Anthony Davies Donoghue, Cllr. Michelle Donoghue Evans, Cllr. Alex Evans Evans, Cllr. Colin Evans Evans, Cllr. Hazel Evans Evans, Cllr. Linda Evans Evans, Cllr. Nysia Evans Evans, Cllr. Rob Evans Evans, Cllr. Tyssul Evans Godfrey-Coles , Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles  Harries, Cllr. Deian Harries Hart, Cllr. Jason Hart Higgins, Cllr. Tina Higgins Howell, Cllr. Ken Howell Hughes, Cllr. Philip Hughes Hughes-Griffiths, Cllr. Peter Hughes Griffiths James, Cllr. John James James, Cllr. Meinir James James, Cllr. Rob James Jenkins, Cllr. John Jenkins John, Cllr. Gareth John Jones, Cllr. Carys Jones Jones, Cllr. Betsan Jones Jones, Cllr. Dot Jones Jones, Cllr. Gary Jones Jones, Cllr. Hefin Jones Lenny, Cllr. Alun Lenny Lewis, Cllr. Jean Lewis Lewis, Cllr. Neil Lewis Leyshon, Cllr. Anthony Leyshon Madge, Cllr. Kevin Madge Morgan, Cllr. Giles Morgan Nicholas, Cllr. Dai Nicholas Owen, Cllr. Aled Vaughan Owen Owen , Cllr. Denise Owen Palfreman, Cllr. Martyn Palfreman Phillips, Cllr. Dorian Phillips Price, Cllr. Darren Price Rees, Cllr. Emyr Rees Rees, Cllr. Sean Rees Roberts, Cllr. Louvain Roberts Schiavone, Cllr. Emlyn Schiavone Seward , Cllr. Jacqueline Seward  Shepardson, Cllr. Hugh Shepardson Skinner, Cllr. Edward Skinner Sparks, Cllr. Russell Sparks Thomas, Cllr. Dai Thomas Thomas, Cllr. Edward Thomas Thomas, Cllr. Gareth Thomas Thomas , Cllr. Michael Thomas  Tremlett, Cllr. Jane Tremlett Walters, Cllr. Fiona Walters Warlow, Cllr. Philip Warlow Williams, Cllr. Elwyn Williams Williams, Cllr. Stephen (Steve) Williams Williams , Cllr. Janet Williams 

 Declarations

Meeting:  Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

12.2 NOTICE OF MOTION PROPOSED BY COUNCILLORS EDWARD THOMAS AND ARWEL DAVIES

• Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal - Employed by Barclays Bank and has close associated employed in the Llandeilo branch.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

10.2 EMPTY HOMES POLICY- OUR APPROACH TO BRINGING EMPTY HOMES BACK TO USE

• Cllr. Elwyn Williams - Personal - Has a share in his late mother's house.
• Cllr. Kim Broom - Personal - Owns a property used as a holiday let.
• Cllr. Meinir James - Personal - Owns an empty property.
• Cllr. Sharen Davies - Personal - Owns an empty property
• Cllr. Suzy Curry - Personal - Owns a holiday home.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

9. CARMARTHENSHIRE PUBLIC SERVICES BOARD'S WELL-BEING PLAN: THE CARMARTHENSHIRE WE WANT

• Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Runs a social care consultancy.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

12.3 NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR HEFIN JONES, EDWARD THOMAS, ROB JAMES AND JOHN JAMES

• Cllr. Sharen Davies - Personal - Is Transport Development Officer for Dolen Teifi.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 21st June, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

10.2 QUESTION FROM CHARLIE EVANS TO COUNCILLOR EDWARD THOMAS - CABINET MEMBER FOR TRANSPORT, WASTE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES.

• Cllr. Sharen Davies - - Works for Dolen Teifi

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 12th July, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

7. TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE CABINET HELD ON THE 19TH JUNE, 2023

• Cllr. Hugh Shepardson - - Minute 11 - Daughter is a teacher.
• Cllr. Kevin Madge - - Minute 6 - Daughter works in Social Services.
• Cllr. Louvain Roberts - - Minute 6 - Family members work in Social Care.
• Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Minute 6 - Undertakes work as a consultant advising on issues relating to the provision of Health & Social Care Services. Cllr Palfreman has been granted dispensation by the Standards Committee allowing him to speak and submit written representation.
• Cllr. Philip Warlow - - Minute 6 - Wife works in Social Care.
• Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles  - - Minute 6 - Partner works in Social Care.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 12th July, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

6. STANDARDS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT TO FULL COUNCIL

• Cllr. Terry Davies - Personal - One of the hearings mentioned within the report refers to him.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 13th September, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

9.2 NOTICE OF MOTION PROPOSED BY COUNCILLORS EDWARD THOMAS AND HEFIN JONES

• Cllr. Andrew Davies - Personal - Owns land in the area which could be impacted by the proposed bypass.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

11.2 NOTICE OF MOTION PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR LINDA EVANS AND EDWARD THOMAS

• Cllr. Sharen Davies - Personal - Works for Dolen Teifi – has dispensation to speak but not vote

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

9.4 CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS

• Cllr. Alun Lenny - Personal - Lives in the Carmarthen Conservation Area
• Cllr. Andrew Davies - Personal - Lives in the Brecon Beacons Conservation Area
• Cllr. Carys Jones - Personal - Lives in the Llanstephan Conservation Area
• Cllr. Dorian Phillips - Personal - Lives in the Llanboidy Conservation Area
• Cllr. Dot Jones - - Has the Caeau Mynydd Mawr Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Project in the area
• Cllr. Edward Thomas - Personal - Lives in the Llandeilo Conservation Area
• Cllr. Hazel Evans - Personal - Lives in the Newcastle Emlyn Conservation Area
• Cllr. Jane Tremlett - Personal - Lives in the Laugharne Conservation Area

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

6. PRESENTATION BY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER ROGER THOMAS, MID AND WEST WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE.

• Cllr. Elwyn Williams - - Member of the Fire Authority
• Cllr. Gareth Thomas - - Member of the Fire Authority
• Cllr. Hugh Shepardson - - Member of the Fire Authority
• Cllr. Kim Broom - - Member of the Fire Authority

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

6.2 STATUTORY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2022/23

• Cllr. Kevin Madge - - Daughter works in Social Services.
• Cllr. Louvain Roberts - - Daughter works in Social Care.
• Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Undertakes work as a consultant for public bodies (including this authority) advising on issues relating to the provision of Health and Social Care services.
• Cllr. Philip Warlow - - Wife works in Social Care.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 10.00 am - County Council

10.2 QUESTION BY COUNCILLOR HEFIN JONES TO COUNCILLOR ALUN LENNY, CABINET MEMBER FOR RESOURCES

• Cllr. Ann Davies - - Her husband is a tenant farmer.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

6. POLLING DISTRICT AND POLLING PLACES REVIEW 2023, DRAFT PROPOSALS

• Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal - Workplace is used as a polling station.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

7.3 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUSINESS PLAN 2024-27 CARMARTHENSHIRE'S HOUSING INVESTMENT PROGRAMME

• Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal - Holds a lease with the Authority.
• Cllr. Hazel Evans - Personal and Prejudicial - Close family member is the Chief Executive of a Housing Association.
• Cllr. John James - Personal - Family members are council house tenants.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

7.2 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT AND HOUSING RENT SETTING 2024/25

• Cllr. Alex Evans - Personal and Prejudicial - His Aunt’s mother is a council house tenant.
• Cllr. Dai Thomas - Personal and Prejudicial - His wife owns a property rented through the Authority.
• Cllr. Darren Price - Personal and Prejudicial - His grandmother is a Council tenant.
• Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal and Prejudicial - Holds a lease with the Authority and pays service charges.
• Cllr. Gareth Thomas - Personal and Prejudicial - Owns a house which he rents out through the Authority.
• Cllr. Hazel Evans - Personal and Prejudicial - Close family member is the Chief Executive of a Housing Association.
• Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal and Prejudicial - Close family member rents a property within the County.
• Cllr. John James - Personal and Prejudicial - Family members are council house tenants.
• Cllr. Michelle Donoghue - Personal and Prejudicial - Her husband has a property rented through the Authority.
• Cllr. Philip Hughes - Personal and Prejudicial - He rents a property.
• Cllr. Sean Rees - Personal and Prejudicial - In relation to close relatives.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

10.2 NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLORS GLYNOG DAVIES AND ALUN LENNY

• Cllr. Aled Vaughan Owen - Personal - His wife is a teacher in a school within the County.
• Cllr. Anthony Davies - Personal - His wife is a teacher employed by the County.
• Cllr. Betsan Jones - Personal - Her son is a head teacher in a school within the County.
• Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal - Niece is a teacher.
• Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal - Family members are teachers.
• Cllr. Hugh Shepardson - Personal - His daughter is a teacher within the County.
• Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal - His sister is a teacher within the County.
• Cllr. Linda Evans - Personal - Her daughter is a teacher within the County.
• Cllr. Llinos Mai Davies - Personal - Her husband is a teacher in a secondary school within the County.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

10.3 DR ANTHONY LAXTON TO COUNCILLOR ANN DAVIES - CABINET MEMBER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY COHESION & PLANNING POLICY

• Cllr. Neil Lewis - Personal and Prejudicial - Works for Ynys Sir Gâr

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

8.2 REVENUE BUDGET STRATEGY 2024/25 TO 2026/27

• Cllr. Aled Vaughan Owen - Personal - Wife is a primary school head teacher
• Cllr. Anthony Davies - Personal - Wife is a Teacher in the Authority
• Cllr. Arwel Davies - Personal - Sister-in-Law works for the Authority
• Cllr. Bryan Davies - Personal - Wife works for Social Care
• Cllr. Carys Jones - Personal - Daughter-in-law works in Social Services
• Cllr. Dai Nicholas - Personal - Daughter works in the Planning Department
• Cllr. Deryk Cundy - Personal - Relatives work for the Council
• Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal - Niece works for the Authority
• Cllr. Emyr Rees - Personal - Brother works in the Authority
• Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal - Family members are teachers
• Cllr. Giles Morgan - Personal - Tenant at Delta Lakes
• Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal - Family members work in the Education department of the Authority
• Cllr. Jean Lewis - Personal - Neice works in the Education department
• Cllr. Kevin Madge - Personal - Daughter works in Social Care within the Authority
• Cllr. Liam Bowen - Personal - Wife works within the translation unit in the Authority
• Cllr. Llinos Mai Davies - Personal - Husband teaches as a head of Music
• Cllr. Louvain Roberts - Personal - Daughter works in Health and Social Care within the Authority
• Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Runs a Social Care Consultancy Business – Has dispensation to speak but not vote
• Cllr. Michael Cranham - Personal - Son works in the Education sector of the Authority
• Cllr. Nysia Evans - Personal - Daughter works for the library service
• Cllr. Philip Hughes - Personal - Daughter works in the Authority
• Cllr. Rob Evans - Personal - Daughter works for the library service
• Cllr. Rob James - Personal - Partner works in Library Services within the Authority
• Cllr. Russell Sparks - Personal and Prejudicial - Has a business in the leisure industry and has dispensation to speak but not vote
• Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles  - Personal - Partner is Head of Children Services in the Authority
• Cllr. Tina Higgins - Personal - Niece works in the library service

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

8.5 LICENSING ACT 2003 REVIEW OF LICENSING POLICY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

• Cllr. Carys Jones - Personal and Prejudicial - Is a personal License Holder for a licensed premises
• Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal and Prejudicial - Is a personal License Holder and manages a licensed premises.
• Cllr. Peter Hughes Griffiths - Personal and Prejudicial - Is a personal License Holder for a licensed premises

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

9.2 15TH JANUARY 2024

• Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

8. PAY POLICY STATEMENT 2024/25

• Cllr. Alex Evans - - My mother works for the Authority
• Cllr. Andrew Davies - - A member of his family works for the Authority
• Cllr. Ann Davies - - Her sister works for the Authority
• Cllr. Anthony Leyshon - - His daughter works in the Library
• Cllr. Arwel Davies - - His sister-in-law works as a Head of Service
• Cllr. Bryan Davies - - His wife works for the Health Dept of the County Council
• Cllr. Carys Jones - - A member of the family works in Social Services
• Cllr. Colin Evans - - His wife works for the Authority as part of the Call Centre
• Cllr. Deryk Cundy - - He has relatives who work for the Council
• Cllr. Edward Skinner - - He has a number of friends working for the Authority
• Cllr. Emyr Rees - - His brother works for the Authority
• Cllr. Fiona Walters - - Daughter works in Social Care
• Cllr. Hefin Jones - - A number of his close friends and family work for the Authority
• Cllr. Jason Hart - - He has family members working for the Authority
• Cllr. Jean Lewis - - Her niece works for the Education Authority
• Cllr. Kevin Madge - - His daughter works in Social Care
• Cllr. Louvain Roberts - - Daughter works in Social Care
• Cllr. Mansel Charles - - Close family members work for the Authority Son works in a school
• Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - - He has a number of friends working for the Authority
• Cllr. Nysia Evans - - Her daughter works for the Authority
• Cllr. Philip Hughes - - A member of his family works for the Authority
• Cllr. Rob Evans - - His daughter works for the Authority
• Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles  - - My partner works for the Local Authority
• Cllr. Terry Davies - - A family member works for the Authority
• Cllr. Tina Higgins - - Her niece works in the Library

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 10.00 am - County Council

10.2 NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLORS ROBERT JAMES AND DOT JONES

• Cllr. Sharen Davies - - Works for Dolen Teifi. If any transportation issues arise. She has dispensation to speak.