The leader of Nottingham City Council is set to resign as a board member of a housing company after claims that his role represented a conflict of interest. Blueprint (General Partner) Limited was formed in 2005 and since then has worked on projects across the East Midlands, including the redevelopment of The Meadows.
The company is partly owned by Nottingham City Council and the current leader of the Labour authority, Councillor David Mellen, has been on its board since September 2019. Previous members of the company's board include ex-city council leader Jon Collins and senior councillors including Graham Chapman and Adele Williams.
But Cllr Mellen said the council has received advice from officers at the authority "in the last few months" about the position held by elected members on company boards. The issue was discussed at a full council meeting on Monday (March 6), following a question from Conservative Group leader Andrew Rule.
