DUP councillor raises conflict of interest concerns at local council

DUP councillor raises conflict of interest concerns at local council

Rowallane DUP councillor Callum Bowsie said: "In relation to senior officers' register of interests, I think the council is making this more difficult than it needs to be."

Transparency concerns over council officers’ conflict of interests in decision making

A DUP councillor has raised transparency concerns over council officers’ conflict of interests in decision making. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s recent audit committee was told that the local authority would not publish management staff’s details on its website. In a report to the chamber, the Information Commissioner’s Office is said to advise that senior officers’ disclosure was a matter for consideration on the UK’s GDPR. Rowallan…