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NEW ANGLIA LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

NAME: Geoff Dobson

As a Member of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Audit & Risk Committee, I declare that I have the following disclosable pecuniary and/or non-

pecuniary interests. (Please state ‘None’ where appropriate, do not leave any boxes blank.)

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES

Each Panel Member shall review their individual register of interests before each panel meeting and decision-making committee meeting, submitting any

necessary revisions to the LEP at the start of the meeting.

Even if a meeting has not taken place a Member must, within 28 days of becoming aware of any change to the interests specified below, provide written

notification to the LEP of that change.

*SPOUSE/PARTNER - In the notice below my spouse or partner means anyone who meets the definition in the Localism Act, i.e. my spouse or civil partner,

or a person with whom I am living as spouse or a person with whom I am living as if we are civil partners, and I am aware that the person has the interest

having carried out a reasonable level of investigation. Where your spouse or partner has recently been involved in any activity which would have been

declarable, this should be mentioned, with the date the activity ended.

SECTION 1

ANY EMPLOYMENT, OFFICE, TRADE, PROFESSION OR

VOCATION CARRIED ON FOR PROFIT OR GAIN

MYSELF

SPOUSE/PARTNER*

1.1

Name of:

- Your employer(s)

- Any business carried on by you

- Any other role in which you receive remuneration (this

includes remunerated roles such as councillors)

Suffolk Group Holdings

(Trading as the Vertas Group

Limited)

None

1.2

Description of employment or business activity

Facilities Management,

Recruitment agency and

Architecture and Project

Management.

None

1.3

The name of any firm in which you are a partner

None

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1.4

The name of any company for which you are a remunerated

director

Non Executive Director on the

Vertas Group Audit Committee

None

SECTION 2

SPONSORSHIP

MYSELF

SPOUSE/PARTNER*

2.1

Any financial benefit obtained (other than from the LEP) which

is paid as a result of carrying out duties as a Member.

This includes any payment or financial benefit from a Trade

Union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour

Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (a)

None

SECTION 3

CONTRACTS

MYSELF

SPOUSE/PARTNER*

3.1

Any contract for goods, works or services with the LEP which

has not been fully discharged by any organisation named at

1.1

None

3.2

Any contract for goods, works or services entered into by any

organisation named at 1.1 where either party is likely to have

a commercial interest in the outcome of the business being

decided by the LEP.

Not as far as I Know

None

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SECTION 4

LAND OR PROPERTY

MYSELF

SPOUSE/PARTNER*

4.1

Any interest you or any organisation listed at 1.1 may have in

land or property which is likely to be affected by a decision

made by the LEP.

This would include, within the area of the LEP:

- Any interest in any land on the LEP areas, including

your place(s) of residency

- Any tenancy where the landlord is the LEP and the

tenant is a body in which relevant person has an

interest

- Any license for a month or longer to occupy land

owned by the LEP

For property interests, please state the first part of the

postcode and the Local Authority where the property resides.

If you own/lease more than one property in a single postcode

area, please state this

Not as far as I know

None

SECTION 5

SECURITIES

MYSELF

SPOUSE/PARTNER*

5.1

Any interest in securities of an organisation under 1.1 where:

a) That body (to my knowledge) has a place of business

or land in the area of the LEP; and

b) Either –

i) the total nominal value of the securities exceeds

£25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share

capital of that body; or

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 has a beneficial interest

exceeds one hundredth of the total issued share

capital of that class

None

SECTION 6

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

MYSELF

SPOUSE/PARTNER*

6.1

Any gifts and/or hospitality received as a result of membership

of the LEP (above the value of £50)

None

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OTHER INTERESTS

Membership of Organisations

I am a member of, or I am in a position of general control, a trustee of, or participate in the management of:

1. Any body to which I have been appointed or nominated by the LEP:

New Anglia LEP Investment Appraisal Committee

2. Any body exercising functions of a public nature (e.g. school governing body or another LEP):

None

3. Any body directed to charitable purposes:

None

4. Any body, one of whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union):

None

5. Any local authority (please state any interests you hold as LA leaders/cabinet members for LA land, resources and the LA’s commercial interests):

None

6. Any other interest which I hold which might reasonably be likely to be perceived as affecting my conduct or influencing my actions in relation to my

role:

Former Director of Resource Management with Suffolk County Council

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MEMBER’S DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE

I confirm that having carried out reasonable investigation, the information given above is a true and accurate record of my relevant interests, given in good

faith and to the best of my knowledge:

Date

27 March 2023

Member’s Name (Capitals – in full)

GEOFFREY THOMAS DOBSON

Signature

RECEIPT BY NEW ANGLIA LEP

Date received by the LEP

27.03.2023

Signature of Chief Executive