Gifts and Hospitality - employee disclosure

Overview

Gifts and Hospitality Policy

The Council acknowledges that gifts and hospitality may be offered to employees, perhaps to thank them for excellent service.

The Council permits employees to accept offers of gifts / hospitality of a value of no more than £30, with the exception of items listed in the policy which are deemed unacceptable in all cases.

Should gifts / hospitality of a greater value be offered, employees must refuse them or seek line management approval to accept them where refusal is, for a variety of reasons, inappropriate or likely to cause embarrassment.

Why your views matter

The Council holds a register of gifts and hospitality offered to officers, together with details of whether that offer was accepted or refused.

Employees must declare all offers of gifts and hospitality accordingly by completing this employee disclosure.

This will be included in a corporate register which will be available for public perusal on request.