Register of interests

Councillor Chris Dowling

This register of interests was published on Thursday, 22nd January, 2026, 10.48 am.
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I, Councillor Chris Dowling, as a Member or co-opted member of East Sussex County Council, give notice to the Monitoring Officer of the East Sussex County Council of the following disclosable pecuniary interests, as required by Section 30 of the Localism Act 2011, and other interests, as required by the Council’s code of conduct.

1. Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation
Member	My spouse or partner
Dowling Creative Ltd – Director	Dowling Creative Ltd – Company Secretary
Dowling Consultants - Owner	-
Sussex Association of Local Councils - Free-lance consultant providing business support	-
Digital Islands - Free-lance consultant providing business support	-
Eastbourne & District Enterprise Agency Ltd (EDEAL) - Free-lance consultant providing business support	-
Director of the Association of Business Mentors (ABM) - salaried role and contractor role	-

2. Sponsorship
Member	My spouse or partner
East Grinstead & Uckfield Conservative Association	East Grinstead & Uckfield Conservative Association

3. Contracts
Member	My spouse or partner
None	-

4. Land
Member	My spouse or partner
There is an interest, the details of which have been withheld	There is an interest, the details of which have been withheld
There is an interest, the details of which have been withheld	There is an interest, the details of which have been withheld

5. Licences
Member	My spouse or partner
None	None

6. Corporate tenancies
Member	My spouse or partner
None	None

7. Securities (see definitions below)
Member	My spouse or partner
Dowling Creative Ltd	Dowling Creative Ltd

8. Any body to which I have been appointed or nominated by the Council
Member
South Downs National Park Authority
East Sussex Fire Authority
Chailey Common Local Nature Reserve Management Committee

9. Any body exercising functions of a public nature
Member
None

10. Any body directed to charitable purposes
Member
East Sussex Vision Support (ESVS) – Trustee

11. Any body one of whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy
Member
East Grinstead & Uckfield Conservative Association

12. Gifts and hospitality
Member
Active Sussex Sports Awards 29/11/13 – 2 tickets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 21/12/13 – 2 tickets
Active Sussex Sports Awards 21/11/14 – 2 tickets
Active Sussex, Annual Sports Awards - 25/11/16
Active Sussex Annual Awards Evening - 17/11/17
Guest of Uckfield Business at the Uckfield Chamber of Commerce Christmas dinner on 19 December 2019
Guest of EDEAL at LEAP Programme awards evening on 2 September 2021
Guest of EDEAL at LEAP programme awards evening on 8 September 2022
Guest of EDEAL at LEAP programme awards evening on 23 November 2023
Guest of East Sussex Vision Support (ESVS) fundraising dinner Eastbourne - March 2024
Guest of EDEAL at LEAP programme awards evening on 21 November 2024

13. Definitions
-	-
None	None