Further to the answer to question S1W-24174 by Ms Margaret Curran on 2 April 2002, whether it intends to collect and publish information on…

The revised terms and conditions of grant for social inclusion partnership (SIP) funding, applicable from 1 April 2002, include a new requirement on grant recipients to ensure that all members of partnerships and their sub-groups declare any relevant interests that they have, and that these interests are recorded in a register. As such, there are no plans for the Executive centrally to collect and publish information on which members of social inclusion partnership boards have interests that would be declarable if serving as members of local authorities. Local authorities as grant recipient should keep a central register of these interests, which must be made available for inspection by Communities Scotland, all those involved in the SIP process, and members of the public on request.