Councillor Samantha Burns

In accordance with the Northern Ireland Local Government Code of Conduct for Councillors (Section 5), I, Councillor Samantha Burns declare the following interest(s):-

(1) Any employment or business carried on by you:

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(2) Any person who employs or has appointed you, any firm in which you are a partner or any company for which you are remunerated or non-remunerated director:

I am employed by Joanne Bunting MLA.

(3) Any person, other than your Council, who has made a payment to you in respect of your election or any expenses incurred by you in carrying out your duties as a Councillor:

A payment was received from the East Belfast DUP Association in respect of the Local Government Election in 2023.

(4) Any corporate body which has a place of business or land within your Council’s district, and in which you have a beneficial interest in a class of securities of that body that exceeds the nominal value of £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body:

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(5) Any contract for goods, services or works made between your Council and you or a firm in which you are a partner, an unincorporated body (ie Industrial & Provident Society), a company of which you are a remunerated director, or a body of the description specified in question 4 above:

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(6) Any land in which you have a beneficial interest and which is within your Council’s district:

I have a beneficial interest in a property within the Castlereagh East DEA.

(7) Any land where the landlord is your Council and the tenant is a firm in which you are a partner, a company of which you are a remunerated director, or a body of the description specified in question 4 above:

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(8) Any body to which you have been elected, appointed or nominated by your Council:

I am a member of Steering Group for Coopers Mill/Millmount; a member of Lagan Valley Hospital Multi-Agency Group; and a member of Eastside Partnership Board.

(9) Any relevant family relationship* known to exist between you and any person you know, either holds or is a candidate for appointment to any office in the Council:

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(10) Any public authority or body exercising functions of a public nature in which you have membership or hold a position of general control or management:

I have a brother who is a Director of Bandanas for the Brave Charity, which is based in the Castlereagh East DEA.

(11) Any company, industrial and provident society, charity, or body directed to charitable purposes in which you have membership or hold a position of general control or management:

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(12) Any body whose principal purposes include the influence of public opinion or policy in which you have membership or hold a position of general control or management:

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(13) Any trade union or professional association in which you have membership or hold a position of general control or management:

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(14) Any private club, society or association operating within your Council’s district in which you have membership or hold a position of general control or management:

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(15) Any land within your Council’s district in which you have a licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy for 28 days or longer:

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