Councillors gifts and hospitality 2024 / 25

See below for the councillors' record of gifts and hospitality for 2024 to 2025.

The following councillors were offered gifts and hospitality:

Cllr Tracey Dixon

Councillor Dixon accepted the following gifts / hospitality:

Ticket and hospitality to see concert at the Stadium of Light

  • Provided by: Sunderland Association Football Club
  • Date accepted: 22 May 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Attended as Leader of Council the GNR, Charity Community event
  • Provider: The Great North Run Company
  • Date accepted: 8 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

SAFC match ticket (including food and refreshments)

  • Attended as Leader of Council with partner
  • Provider: David Bunch, Chief Executive, Sunderland Association Football Club
  • Date accepted: 28 October 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Cllr Ruth Berkley

Councillor Berkley accepted the following gifts / hospitality:

Ticket to attend Jordan Rakei and Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Glasshouse, Gateshead to include pre-concert refreshments

  • Attended on behalf of the Leader of the Council 
  • Provided by: Sam Jackson, Controller of BBC Radio 3 & BBC Proms, Abigail Pogson, Managing Director, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
  • Date accepted: 22 July 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: A J Bell, Great North Run company
  • Date accepted: 13 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

CNTW Staff Awards as a Member of Council of Governor

  • Provided by: CNTW
  • Date accepted: 27 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

RICS UK Awards (won award for Viking Energy Network Jarrow (VENJ) South Tyneside).

Invited as Lead Member and as a guest of Collide who hosted table.

  • Provided by: Collide
  • Date accepted: 9 October 2024
  • Value: More than £25

Cllr Judith Taylor

Councillor Taylor accepted the following gifts / hospitality:

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: AJ Bell, The Great North Run Company
  • Date accepted: 8 Septembr 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Cllr Jane Carter

Councillor Carter accepted the following gifts / hospitality:

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: The Great North Run Company
  • Date accepted: 9 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

RICS UK Awards (won award for Viking Energy Network Jarrow (VENJ) South Tyneside).

Invited as Lead Member and as a guest of Collide who hosted table.

  • Provided by: Collide
  • Date accepted: 9 October 2024
  • Value: More than £25

Cllr Steven Harrison

Hospitality at Great North Run 2024

Attended as guest of Victoria Harrison who was invited by the Mayor of the Council  to the GNR Charity Community event

  • Provided by: A J Bell, Great North Run Company
  • Date accepted: 9 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Cllr Paul Dean

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: A J Bell, Great North Run Company
  • Date accepted: 10 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Cllr Shane Smith

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: A J Bell, Great North Run company
  • Date accepted: 12 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Cllr Liz McHugh

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: A J Bell, Great North Run company
  • Date accepted: 16 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

RICS UK Awards (won award for Viking Energy Network Jarrow (VENJ) South Tyneside).

Invited as Lead Member and as a guest of Collide who hosted table.

  • Provided by: Collide
  • Date accepted: 9 October 2024
  • Value: More than £25

Cllr Stephen Dean

Great North Run hospitality (including food and refreshments)

  • Provided by: A J Bell, Great North Run Company
  • Date accepted: 17 September 2024
  • Value: Not known, more than £25

Cllr Joyce Welsh

Meal at a restaurant

Evening meal before attending a pensions conference. The hospitality was provided by M&G who manage a residential property portfolio and two infrastructure mandates for Tyne and Wear Pension Fund.

  • Provided by: M&G Investments, 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London EC3M 5AG
  • Date accepted: 8 October 2024
  • Value: Approximately £40

Cllr Richard Porthouse

RICS UK Awards (won award for Viking Energy Network Jarrow (VENJ) South Tyneside).

Invited as Lead Member and as a guest of Collide who hosted table.

  • Provided by: Collide
  • Date accepted: 9 October 2024
  • Value: More than £25