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Local Government Act 2002

Governance and management of local authorities and community boards - Register of members’ pecuniary interests

54B: Purpose of register

You could also call this:

“The register shows what money stuff council members have to help people trust them”

The register of members’ pecuniary interests is a tool to show what financial interests the members of local government have. Its main job is to make things clear and open. This helps people trust the local government more. When you can see what interests the members have, you can better understand how they make decisions and run things in your local area.

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Part 4 Governance and management of local authorities and community boards
Register of members’ pecuniary interests

54BPurpose of register

  1. The purpose of the register of members’ pecuniary interests is to record members’ interests so as to provide transparency and to strengthen public trust and confidence in local government processes and decision-making.

Notes
  • Section 54B: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Local Government (Pecuniary Interests Register) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 24).