Councillors and Clerk

The parish clerk, Maxine Owen, is contactable by email:  clerk@stmarybourne-pc.gov.uk     

For matters directly related to the councillors please email : parishcouncil@stmarybourne.org

At the Annual Parish Council Meeting in May 2025 the Parish Council elected their Chair and Vice-chair for the 2025-2026 municipal year.

Chair:  Cllr Patrick Foote
Vice-Chair:  Cllr Dave Peart

Seven Principles of Public Life

The committee promotes a code of conduct for those in public life called the Seven Principles of Public Life or the Nolan Principles:

• Selflessness – Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.
• Integrity – Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
• Objectivity – Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.
• Accountability – Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
• Openness – Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.
• Honesty – Holders of public office should be truthful
• Leadership – Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.

These Seven Principles apply to anyone who works as a public office holder including:

• those elected or appointed to public office, nationally or locally,
• those appointed to work in the civil service, local government, the police, courts and probation services, Non Departmental Public Bodies, and in the health, education, social and care services, and
• those in the private sector delivering public services.

Each member's register of interests can be found at the following link

https://democracy.basingstoke.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=185&LS=3