Issue - meetings

Note from the Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager

Items 23 to 30  allows for consideration of exempt information in relation to items 12 to 19.

TO RESOLVE

 That the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting as the items below, contain exempt information, as defined under paragraph 3 and 5, Part 1, schedule 12A of the Local Government Act:     

·  Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

·  Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings

Councillor Gordon requested that she be permitted to remain in the meeting for the consideration of the exempt information pertaining to item 12 of the agenda and advised that this request was made in her capacity as the Chair of the Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Panel.

The Leader referred to Committee Standing Order 51 which indicated that the Chair’s consent was required for any member of the Council to attend the exempt part of a meeting.  The Leader advised that taking into consideration the content of the reports in the exempt part of the meeting and in accordance with Committee Standing Order 64, Chair’s prerogative on interpretation of standing orders, he would exclude non-Cabinet Members from the remainder of the meeting.

RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of agenda items 24-32 as they contain exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972; Paragraph 3 - information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information), and Paragraph 5 – Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.