ARTP Council members, ARTP Executive Board members and all members of ARTP committees and working groups will be invited to declare their interests at the start of the meeting of each group.

If you believe you have a received or real conflict of interest you should:
• declare the interest at the earliest opportunity
• withdraw from discussions and decisions relating to the conflict

ARTP should take special care to ensure that minutes or other documents relating to the item presenting a conflict are appropriately redacted for the person facing the conflict. A balance needs to be made to ensure that the person still receives sufficient information about the activities of ARTP generally without disclosing such sensitive information that could place the individual in an untenable position.

If you fail to declare an interest that is known to the ARTP Secretary and/or ARTP Chair, the ARTP Secretary or ARTP Chair will declare that interest.

In the event of the ARTP Council, Executive Board, committee or working group having to decide on a question in which an ARTP Council member, ARTP Executive Board member, ARTP committee or working group member has an interest, all decisions will be made by vote. A quorum must be present for the discussions and decision; interested parties may not be counted when deciding whether the meeting is quorate. Interested ARTP Council members, Executive Board members, committee or working group members may not vote on matters affecting their own interests.

All decisions under a conflict of interest will be recorded and reported in the minutes of the meeting. The report will include:
• the nature and extent of the conflict
• an outline of the discussion
• actions taken to manage the conflict

Where an ARTP Council member benefits from the decision, this will be reported in the annual report and accounts.

All payments and benefits in kind to ARTP Council members will be reported in the charities accounts and annual report, with amounts for each trustee listed for the year in question.

Where an ARTP Council member, ARTP Executive Board member or member of ARTP a committees or working group is connected to a party involved in the supply of a service or product to the charity, this information will be fully disclosed in the annual report and accounts.

Independent external moderation will be used where conflicts cannot be resolved through the usual procedures.

Please refer to the ARTP Declaration of Interest Policy for further information

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ARTP Declaration of Interests Form

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