Julia Hughes - Register of Interests
Register of Interests
Section 1 - I, JULIA HUGHES, give notice that I have declared the following interests
1. Give details of any employment positions held or business carried on by you | |
Name of Employer or Body | Description of Employment Activity |
N/A – Standards Committees included in Section 2, number 10, Grwp Cynefin included in section 2, number 11 |
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2. State the name of any firm in which you are a partner, and/or the name of any company for which you are a Director | |
Name of partnership/company | |
N/A – see below section 2, number 11 Company, industrial and provident society, charity or body directed to charitable purposes |
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3. State the name of any person (other than a county council, county borough council, community council, fire authority or national park authority) who has made a payment to you either in respect of your election or any other expenses incurred by you in carrying out your duties as a member of North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority | |
Name of the Person making the Payment | |
N/A |
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4. State the name of any corporate body which has a place of business or land in the NORTH WALES area, and in which you have a beneficial interest in a class of securities of that body that exceeds a nominal value of £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body | |
Name of Corporate Body | |
Sainsbury J PLC BP PLC Vodafone Group PLC |
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5. Describe any contract for goods, services or works made between North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority and yourself or a firm in which you are a partner, a company of which you are a remunerated Director, or a body of the description specified above. | ||
Description of Contract | ||
Grŵp Cynefin Tŷ Silyn, Penygroes, Caernarfon, LL54 6LY- I am a remunerated non-executive director and Grŵp Cynefin has many projects and agreements with the 6 N Wales local authorities. | I do not know exactly where they are and in which county. | |
6. Give the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land in which you have a beneficial interest* and which is in the area of the Fire and rescue Authority. (*this means being the owner, landlord or tenant of property (including your home), other than under a trust, and also includes ownership of rights over land such as shooting or fishing rights, rights of common etc). |
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Address/Description of Property | Nature of interest in Property |
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Address in Denbighshire Farm in Denbighshire | Family home – joint ownership with husband My husband owns the farm in partnership with his father | |
7. Give the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land where the landlord is the council in the area of the Fire and Rescue Authority 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 above. | ||
Address/Description of Land | Nature of Interest in Property | |
I am aware that Grŵp Cynefin (Housing Association) does lease some land (on long term lease agreement) from some of the 6 N Wales counties and N Powys local authorities on which the Grŵp has built houses/schemes.
Sainsbury J PLC BP PLC Vodafone Group PLC | I do not know which counties the land is in or the location.
I do not know all the locations across the 6 authorities, but I am aware that all 3 are in some of the 6 counties of N Wales.
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8. Give the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land in the area of the Fire and Rescue Authority in which you have a licence (whether alone or jointly with others) to occupy for 28 days or longer. | |
Address/Description of Property | |
Not applicable |
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9. Body to which you were appointed or nominated by your local authority as its representative | |
Name of Body | Position |
N/A |
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10. Public authority or body exercising functions of a public nature | |
Name of Body | Position |
Denbighshire County Council Standards Committee Flintshire County Council Standards Committee North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority Standards Committee | Chair as of 22 July 2022 Chair as of 10 May 2021 Chair as of 17 September 2020 |
Section 2: Other Interests -State whether you are a member of, or hold a position of general control of management
in any:
11. Company, industrial and provident society, charity or body directed to charitable purposes | |
Name of Body | Position |
Grŵp Cynefin Tŷ Silyn, Penygroes, Caernarfon, LL54 6LY
| · Non-Executive Director - remunerated Board Member · Audit and Risk Committee - Member · Gorwel Committee – Vice Chair |
12. Body whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy | |
Name of Body | Position |
N/A |
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13. Trade Union or professional association | |
Name of Body | Position |
N/A |
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14. Membership of a private club, society or association operating within the north wales area | |
Name of Body | Position |
Llandyrnog and Llangwyfan Local History Society Denbigh and District Probus Club | Vice Chair President as of 15 November 2021 |
Related Parties Transactions
1. Have you, a member of your close family, or Partnerships, Companies or Trusts in which you or members of your close family have a controlling interest, entered into a financial transaction with the Authority during the period 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 e.g. Your brother owns a building company that was awarded a contract to refurbish a fire station. | |
YES / NO | Please provide further details below if you answered yes |
NO |
2. Have you, a member of your close family, or Partnerships, Companies or Trusts in which you or members of your close family have a controlling interest, entered into a non-financial transaction or have any other relevant interest with the Authority during the period 1 April 2021 and | |
YES / NO | Please provide further details below if you answered yes |
YES
| I have called the control room as necessary to notify if we carry out any controlled burns on the farm land My father-in-law has had fire alarms inspections carried out by Fire Service personnel in his home |
Gifts and Hospitality
Have you received any gifts and/or hospitality in your capacity as a member of the Fire and Rescue Authority within this financial year? | |
Name of Body | Gift/Hospitality |
No |
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