Councillor Chris Birt

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Committees:

• Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee  
• Highland Licensing Board
• Highland Licensing Committee
• North Planning Applications Committee (Substitute)  
• Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee

Register of Interests:

Information on the exact nature of the requirement under each category can be found in the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 and Section 4 Registration of Interests of the Councillor's Code of Conduct.

Date on which initial statement lodged: 16 May 2022

Remuneration

Paras 4.4 to 4.12 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• 2020-21: University of Maastricht
• 2021-22: European Society of Dieticians

Other Roles

Paras 4.13 to 4.14  of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• Deputy Chair, Stakeholder Advisory Board (SHAB) of Joint Programme Initiative - Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL)
• Member, Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) of EU funded CHIC research group

Contracts

Paras 4.15 to 4.16 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• None

Election Expenses

Para 4.17 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• SNP Group - £100.00
• Wester Ross SNP Branch - £521.25

Houses, Land and Buildings

Paras 4.18 to 4.19 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• As declared on Register

Shares and Securities

Para 4.20 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• None

Gifts and Hospitality

Paras 3.13 to 3.20 and 4.21 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• None

Non-Financial Interests

Para 4.21 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• Member, Bristish Medical Association (BMA)
• Member, Socialist Health Association (SHA)
• Member, Christians on the Left
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Edinburgh
• Fellow, Faculty of Public Health (FPH)
• Associate Member, Fabian Society
• Member, Ramblers, Inverness
• Member, Great Glen Walking Club
• Member, Strathpeffer and District Community Rowing Club

Close Family Members

Para 4.23 of Councillors' Code of Conduct

• None