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Elected:

07 May 2015

First Elected:

05 May 2011

Party:

Green Party

Ward:

Silver End and Cressing

Address:

1 Waterfall Cottages
Park Road
Rivenhall
Witham
Essex
CM8 3PR

Email:

cllr.jabbott@braintree.gov.uk

Telephone No.:

01376 584576

Mobile No.:

07951 923073

Biography:

Councillor James Abbott has been a member of the Council since May 1999, representing Silver End and Rivenhall. Bradwell was added to the ward from 2003 to 2015, now replaced by Cressing following the latest boundary change. Councillor Abbott has also represented Witham Northern Division on Essex County Council since 2013 and is a member of Rivenhall Parish Council (Chairman since 2007).

Councillor Abbott is a member of the Braintree District Local Highways Panel and the Developing Democracy Group. He also represents the Council on the Rivenhall Playing Fields Association, which manages Rivenhall Village Hall.

Electoral Ward Profile

Member Allowances and Expenses

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Expenses:

Election History

Elected	Retired	Reason
Thu 5 May 2011	Wed 6 May 2015	Re-elected
Thu 7 May 2015

Party Representation History

Party	Representation From	Representation To
Green Party	Fri 1 Nov 2013

Ward Representation History

Ward	Representation From	Representation To
Silver End and Cressing	Thu 5 May 2011

Current Committee Memberships

Committee	Role	Joining Date
Appointment Committee (Corporate Director)	Member	26 March 2018
Appointments Committee	Member	11 December 2017
Community Governance Review Committee	Member	24 April 2017
Council	Member	28 May 2015

Past Committee Memberships

Committee	Role	Joining Date	Leaving Date
Planning Committee	Member	28 May 2015	25 April 2016

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
Rivenhall Playing Field Association	23 April 2018

Past Outside Body Appointments

Not a past member of any Outside Body.

Personal Register of Interests

Meeting Declarations

Date	Title	Notes
Wed, 21 Nov 2018	Scrutiny of the Priorities for 2019/20 and Initial Budget Position
Mon, 16 Apr 2018	Member Development - Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner/Community Safety Hubs	Session Outline: • To provide an overview of the work of the Office of the Police, Fire and CrimeCommissioner. • To provide an overview of the Braintree DistrictCommunity Safety Partnership Strategic Assessment 2017/18. • To provide an overview of the Braintree Community Safety Hub Session Outcomes: • Have an improved awareness of the work of the Office of the Police, Fire and CrimeCommissioner. • Understand the benefits & importance of partnership working within the Community Safety Hubs.
Wed, 22 Nov 2017	Overview and Scrutiny
Tue, 21 Nov 2017	Planning Training
Wed, 28 Jun 2017	Member Development
Wed, 1 Feb 2017	Member Development
Mon, 5 Dec 2016	Member Development
Tue, 26 Jul 2016	Development Evening Programme
Tue, 30 Jun 2015	Public Health Development Training
Wed, 13 May 2015	Member Induction

Date	From	Description	Value
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Councillors’ Community Grant

This grant scheme operates from 1^st September 2016 and provides all 49 Ward Councillors with funds to support organisations and groups to develop and deliver community projects and initiatives that benefit local residents.

The Councillor Community Grants Scheme is monitored by the Grants Panel and Councillors are obliged to consider the Member Code of Conduct when making grant decisions. To aid transparency the details of each grant are published below.

Grants made by Councillor James Abbott:

Organisation:1st Silver End Scouts

Project:Summer Festival

Overall cost of project: £500

Grant awarded: £500

Joint Grant: No

Date: 12th June 2017

Organisation:Greener Silver End

Project: Picnic in the Park

Overall cost of project: £200.00

Grant awarded: £150.00

Joint Grant: No

Date: 26th June 2017

Organisation: Rivenhall Playing Fields Association

Project: New Shed / Storage Facility

Overall cost of project: £1022

Grant awarded: £511

Joint Grant: YES (Cllr Kevin Bowers)

Date: 24th July 2017

Organisation: Silver End Parish Council

Project: Community use Defibrillator

Overall cost of project: £900

Grant awarded: £500

Joint Grant: No

Date: 9th August 2017

Organisation: Francis Crittall Pavilion Association

Project: Francis Crittall Pavilion Association

Overall cost of project: £80000

Grant awarded: £1000

Joint Grant: NO

Date: 19th October 2017

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

1. Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation

Councillor: Self-employed gardener, Chairman of Rivenhall Parish Council, Essex County Councillor

Spouse: Employment declared

2. Financial Support

Councillor: Green Party of England and Wales for election expenses (part)

Spouse: None

3. Contracts with Braintree District Council

Councillor/Spouse: None

4. Land/Property

Councillor/Spouse: 1 Waterfall Cottages, Park Road, Rivenhall, CM8 3PR

5. Property Licences

Councillor/Spouse: None

6. Tenancies with Braintree District Council

Councillor/Spouse: None

7. Securities

Councillor/Spouse: None

Other Pecuniary Interest

8. Employment

Self-employed gardener, Member of Rivenhall Parish Council and Member of Essex County Council

9. Discharged Contracts with Braintree District Council

None

Registerable Non-Pecuniary interests

10. Relevant Memberships

Appointed by Braintree District Council as representative on the Rivenhall Playing Fields Association. Ordinary Member of the Witham and Countryside Society, The British Astronomical Association (and Cfds), UCL Alumni, North Essex Astronomical Society, Campaign for Dark Skies (BAA Group), End to End Nature Care, CPRE, Greenpeace, The Green Party Chairman of Witham & Braintree Green Party, Co-ordinator of Essex Green Party, National Spokesperson for Science & Technology- Green Party of England & Wales), President of The Friendship Club in Silver End, Elected Member of Essex County Council and Chairman of Rivenhall Parish Council.

11. Gifts and Hospitality with as estimated value of at least £50

None

Updated: 2nd July 2015