Electoral Commission Register of Gifts and Hospitality

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1 Electoral Register of Gifts and Received by Max Caller Dinner Executive Dinner and Debate Dinner at Piccolino Restaurant CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) IDC and Adobe Mike Burton Editor Municipal Journal Dinner and Networking event Executive Dinner and Debate Round table discussion with other former Local Authority CExs ( David Henshaw, Michael Lyons, Steve Bundred, Peter Rogers Barry Quirk etc) re Surviving the Recession 10/03/10 Declined 25/02/10 Declined 24/02/10 Accepted Chairman s dinner Seminar and drinks Seminar, drinks and canapes Evening Reception and Private View Annual Reception Cup of tea NAPF (National Association of Pension Funds) Annual Dinner 24/02/10 Accepted FMLC Seminar 24/02/10 Declined (Financial Markets Law Committee) PPI (Pensions Networking event 11/02/10 Declined Policy Institute) Hay Group Networking event 10/02/10 Declined WIG (Whitehall & Industry Group) Eleanor Laing MP Annual Reception 04/02/10 Declined Update meeting 02/02/2010 Accepted Peter Wardle 09/02/10 1

2 Eva Smithers UK Charity In Kind Direct Launch Party Unite/CSPA Networking event 01/02/10 Declined Dinner CD of JS Bach s Orgelbuclein 3 boxes of sweets and chocolates and 3 bottles of Cava wine Christmas Book: The Great Act of Justice: The Flapper Election and After Collection of Bottles of alcoholic drinks donated to the in recent years. University of East London Cambridge Summer Music Festival Il Cappucino (caterer) Audit Centre for Women and Democracy Electoral Dinner for honorary 28/01/2010 Accepted Peter Wardle 09/02/10 graduates Attended Meeting 27/01/10 Christmas promotional gift 18/12/2009 Gift delivered to reception. No EC staff available to refuse gift. Supplier contacted and thanked and advised not to present gifts in future. Chocolates shared with London office staff and cava wine to be donated to charity Clare Ettinghausen 21/12/09 Christmas 17/12/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 15/12/09 Followed invitation to book launch that wasn t able to attend Donation for charitable purposes of gifts to ers and Staff accepted but not consumed 17/12/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 18/01/10 17/12/10 Donated Peter Wardle 17/12/10 2

3 (including 6 bottles of fine wine, 1 bottle and 1 Magnum of Champagne, 4 bottles of spirits and 2 boxes of Beijing Olympics Commemoration pins Rob Cannon Glue Matthew Longley Philippa Watts Glue Glue Nick Sharp Glue Stephen Rooney and Caroline Balshaw Kate Brightwell David Service Desk Calendar and tin of sweets Decorative plate, two silk ties and a silk scarf George Parker of The Financial Times Working 16/12/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 18/01/10 Working 16/12/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 18/01/10 Working 16/12/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 18/01/10 Working 16/12/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 18/01/10 Journalist 16/12/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 08/01/10 EC Group Supplier celebrating 200 The Thai Electoral The gave a presentation to a group of delegates from the Thai Electoral and this was a thank you gift 11/12/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 14/12/09 09/12/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 21/12/09 08/12/2009 Accepted Carolyn Hughes 09/12/09 3

4 Eva Smithers Ross Clayton Kalim Anwer Alison Wildig on behalf of Megan Bayford Jennifer Martin- Kalmorgen Tim Bowden Ailsa Irvine Peter Wardle Clare Ettinghausen Tomato juice Christmas 2 Sanwich es during conference; 1 Dinner for conference speaker; Dutch cheese given to all conference participants Brian Taylor, BBC journalist Francis Maude MP Charities Aid Foundation Electoral of the Netherlands Political Studies Association 08/12/2009 Accepted Archie Gall 09/12/09 08/12/2009 Accepted Archie Gall 09/12/09 08/12/2009 Accepted Andrew Scallan 15/12/09 Introductory meeting 08/12/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 15/12/09 Catch-up meeting 7/12/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 15/12/09 Christmas lunch 3/12/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 15/12/09 Venice European Management Bodies Conference, Den Haag Annual Political Studies Association Awards lunch. Academic independent 31/11/ /12/2009 Accepted 11/01/10 23/11/2009 Accepted Peter Wardle 23/11/09 4

5 Kate Brightwell Ian Kelsall Clare Ettinghausen Rob Cannon* Patterned cloth Invitation to football match in Cardiff City Afternoon tea at City Inn ( 15) Dinner (value 20) The Politics and Parliamentary Division Research and Legislative Reference Bureau National Diet Library (Japan) Lord Cairns, Chairman of CAF Paramount Office Interiors, Cardiff Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay Chief Executive, Natural England Money Advice Trust Audit Redweb (website management non-party grouping invite wide range of academics, political organizations, journalists, all political parties represented The gave an interview to a researcher from the National Diet Library about party and election finance matters and this was a thank you gift. In capacity as Trustee of CAF Attendance at football match 20/11/2009 Accepted Stephen Rooney 17/12/09 02/11/09 Accepted Peter Wardle 09/11/09 31/10/09 Accepted Introductory meeting and discussion around PEF powers and sanctions 28/10/09 Accepted Peter Wardle 09/11/09 with WIG mentor 20/10/09 Accepted Peter Wardle 26/10/09 In capacity of member of Money Advice Trust Board In capacity of member of Audit Board Following quarterly account management meeting lunch to discuss plans and ideas for the 16/10/09 Accepted Peter Wardle 09/11/09 14/10/09 Accepted Peter Wardle 09/11/09 12/08/09 Accepted Stephen Rooney 09/02/10 5

6 website Philippa Watts* (value 20) Redweb (website management Following quarterly account management meeting lunch to discuss plans and ideas for the website 12/08/09 Accepted Stephen Rooney 09/02/10 *declarations submitted recently Signed by: Ian Kelsall, Chair of the Audit Committee, Audit Committee meeting 10 March

2010 REGISTER OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

2010 REGISTER OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY Received by Max Caller Attendance at Municipal Journal Awards dinner Michael Burton Editor, Municipal Journal Invited in capacity as former Local Authority CEO 24/06/2010