This register of interests was published on Tuesday 5th January, 2021, 4.23 pm.
I, Councillor Ruth Bush, a Member of Westminster City Council, give notice that I have set out below under the appropriate headings my interests or those of any relevant person which I am required to declare under the Westminster City Council Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members, and have put 'none' where I have no such interests under any heading. (a relevant person is either a spouse, civil partner or common-law partner)
1. Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.
Description of your employment activity |
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None |
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2. Any payment or provision of any financial benefit (other than from the City Council) made or provided within the relevant period in respect of any expenses incurred by the Member in the carrying out of your duties as a Member or towards my election expenses. This includes any payment or financial benefit from a Trade Union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
Name of Person or Body making Payments |
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Labour Party paid for printing of leaflets |
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3. Any contract which is made between you (or a body in which you have a beneficial interest) and the relevant authority: (a) under which goods or services are to be provided or works are to be executed; and (b) which has not been fully discharged.
Description of Contracts |
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None |
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4. Any beneficial interest in land which is within the area of the City Council.
Address/Description of Land |
Nature of Interest in Land |
Sensitive information held under Section 32 of the Localism Act | |
5. Any licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy land in the area of the relevant authority for
Section |
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None |
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6. Any tenancy where to your knowledge: a) the landlord is the City Council; and b) the tenant is a body in which you have a beneficial interest.
Corporate Tenancies |
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None |
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7. Any beneficial interest in securities of a body where: a) that body to your knowledge has a place of business or land in the area of the City Council; and either (i) The total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body; (ii) If the share capital of that body is of more than one class, the total nominal value of the shares of any one class in which you have a beneficial interest which exceeds one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that class
Securities |
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None |
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8. Any body of which you are a Member or in a position of general control or management and to which you are appointed or nominated by your authority.
Name of Body |
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Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education |
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Westminster Faith Exchange |
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St Marylebone Almshouses Trustee |
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9. Any body a) exercising functions of a public nature; b) directed to charitable purposes, or c) one of whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union) of which you are a Member or in a position of general control or management.
Name of Body |
Position |
The Labour Party |
Member |
Association of Labour Councillors |
Member |
The Methodist Church |
Member |
SERA - Labour Environment Campaign |
Member |
Westminster Tree Trust |
Trustee |
Paddington Law Centre |
Trustee |
Labour Women’s Network |
Member |
London Mayors’ Association |
Member |
Labour Mayors’ Association |
Member |
10. Please list, including dates where possible, all training undertaken to prepare you for your role as Councillor
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Code of Conduct training |
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Governance Training: 14 May 2018 |
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Housing training: 29 November 2018 |
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CityWest Homes Local Offer: 10 January 2019 |
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Safeguarding Children: 13 February 2019 |
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Cyber Security training 17 September 2020 |
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Violence Against Women & Girls Policy & Provision 1 October 2020 |
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LA Finance 8 October 2020 |
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Homelessness Policy & Provision 22 October 2020 |
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Office 365 Basic Training 12 November 2020 |
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Welfare Benefits 18 November |
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Microsoft Teams Basic Training 26 November |
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Economic Development Team Briefing 2 December 2020 |
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Jewish London Councillors Seminar 7 December 2020 |
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Youth Violence Policy & Provision 10 December 2020 |
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