Register of interests

Councillor Linda Grooby

I, Councillor Councillor Linda Grooby, a Member of Derbyshire County Council give notice that:

I have set out below in the relevant sections of the form, my interests and the interests of my spouse or civil partner, or person with whom I am living as if we were husband and wife or civil partners, of which I am aware, which I am required to disclose under the Council’s Code of Conduct. Where neither I nor my spouse nor civil partner nor person with whom I am living as husband and wife or civil partners have any interests to disclose within a particular section, I have put ‘none’.

I understand and acknowledge that:

1. I must complete, sign and return this notice within 28 days of my election or appointment to office.

2. I must register my Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Personal Interests by providing written notification to the Council’s Monitoring Officer of the details required as set out in this form.

1. Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain including the name of any person or body who employs or has appointed the relevant person.
Description of your employment activity Name of Employer
Elected Member High Peak Borough Council
- Cemex pension
Peak District National Park Authority Member
2. Any payment or provision of any financial benefit (other than from the Council) made or provided within the last 12 months in respect of expenses incurred by the relevant person in carrying out your duties as a member, or towards your election expenses (including any payment of financial benefit from a trade union).
Name of person or body making payments
High Peak Conservative Association
3. Any contract made between the relevant person or a body in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest and the Council: (a) under which good or services are to be provided or works are to be executed; and (b) which has not been fully discharged.
Description of Contract
None
4. Any beneficial interest in land which is within the area of the Council.
Address/Description of Land Nature of Interest in Land
11 Southcroft, Carlisle Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XE Home address
5. Any licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy land in the Council's area for a month or longer.
Address/Description of Land
None
6. Any tenancy where (to your knoweldge) (a) the landlord is the Council and (b) the tenant is a body in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest.
Address/Description of Property Nature of Interest in Property
None -
7. Any beneficial interest in securities of a body where (a) that body (to your knoweldge) has a place of business or land in the area of the Council and (b) either (i) the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundreth 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 the relevant person has a beneficial interest exceeds one hundreth of the total issued share captial of that class.
Name of Company
None
8. Any body of which you are a governing member or in a position of general control or management and to which you are appointed or nominated by the Council.
Name of Organisation Position
None -
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 governing member or in a position of general control or mangement and that interest is not a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest which should be listed above.
Name of Body Position
Buxton Rambling Association Member
Buxton Town Team Member
CCA Member
Buxton Junior School School Governor
Harpur Hill Residents Association Chair
Zink Committee member/Trustee
High Peak mayoral Charity Treasurer
High Peak Conservative Association Chair/Trustee
Buxton Wells Dressing Committee Trustee/Secretary
Harpur Hill Village Hall committee Treasurer
The National Trust Member
Royal Horticultural Society Member
Buxton Civic Association Member
10. Any trade union of which you are a member and/or membership of any pressue groups, the Freemasons or other influential bodies of which you are a member.
Name of Body Position
None -
11. Any gift, benefit or hospitality with a value in excess of £50 which you have accepted as a Member from any person or body other than the Council.
Date Details of Gift/Hospitality
20 June 2024 Promotional dinner at the Palace Hotel, Buxton. Cost: £50.00
5 July 2024 Buxton International Festival (opening night). Cost: £70.00