This register of interests was published on Thursday 9th July 2026, 12.59 pm.
I, Councillor John Driver a Member of MALDON DISTRICT COUNCIL, set out below under the appropriate headings my interests, which I am required to declare under the Localism Act 2011 and the Council's Code of Conduct. Where I have no such interests I have stated “NONE”.
DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST
1. EMPLOYMENT, OFFICE, TRADE, PROFESSION OR VOCATION carried on by you or those persons referred to above for profit or gain (includes any payments or benefits in kind which are subject to Income Tax)
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| Maldon District Councillor |
NONE |
| Chair of Maldon District Central Planning Committee |
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2. SPONSORSHIP - Any payment or provision of any other financial benefit (other than for your authority) made or provided within the last 12 months in respect of expenses you have incurred in carrying out your duties as a Councillor, or towards your election expenses. This includes any payment or financial benefit from a Trade Union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| Liberal Democrat Party - £442.39 Election Expenses |
NONE |
3. CONTRACTS - A description of any contract for goods, services or works to be executed made between your authority and you or the persons referred to above (or a body in which you or they have a beneficial interest) and which has NOT been fully discharged.
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| NONE |
NONE |
4. LAND (Home Address) - Please provide the postal address of your home address if you or your partner have a freehold or leasehold interest in the property, including where you are an owner or tenant.
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| Sensitive information held under Section 32 of the Localism Act | |
5. LAND (Other Land or Buildings) - Please provide a clear description and postal address of any other land or buildings within the area of the authority in which you or your partner have a beneficial, freehold or leasehold interest.
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| None | None |
6. LICENCES - Any land in the authority’s area for which you or the persons referred to above have a licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy for a month or longer.
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| NONE |
NONE |
7. CORPORATE TENANCIES - Any tenancy where to your knowledge the landlord is your authority and the tenant is a body in which you or a person referred to above has a beneficial interest.
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| NONE |
NONE |
8. SECURITIES - The name of any person or body in which you or a person referred to above has a beneficial interest in securities of that body
| Yourself |
Other relevant person (husband / wife / co-habiting partner) |
| NONE |
NONE |
OTHER REGISTERABLE INTERESTS
9. Appointments by the Authority
| Yourself |
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| Joint Leader of Oppostion |
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| Chair of Central Planning Committee |
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| Member of Strategy & Resources Committee |
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10. Functions of a Public Nature
| Yourself |
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| Elder of Maldon United Reformed Church |
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| Governor of Heybridge Primary School |
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| Maldon Town Councillor - Chair of Maldon Town Council Planning Committee |
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11. Charities
| Yourself |
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| Trustee of the Charity of William John Cook - Registered Charity No. 208186 |
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| Trustee of the Congregational Trust Property and Burial Ground known as Cock Clarks - Reistered Charity No. 216967 |
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12. Unpaid Directorships
| Member |
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| NONE |
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13. Influencing Groups
| Yourself |
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| Liberal Democrat Party |
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| United Reformed Church |
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| RSPB |
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| Nationl Trust |
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| British Mountaineering Council |
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Declaration