Agenda, decisions and minutes

The Chair will make any specific announcements for this meeting and advise of any late items which due to special circumstances will be given urgent consideration under Late Items.

The Chair welcomed everyone present to the virtual meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

Members are requested to make any declarations of disclosable pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interests they might have in respect of matters on the agenda for this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

a)    Items added to the agenda papers and made available for public inspection

b)    Items which the Chair has agreed should be taken as matters of urgency by reason of special circumstances to be reported at the meeting

There were no late items.

The Cabinet is asked to consider in respect of agenda item 5 whether the public including the press should be excluded from the meeting on the following ground of exemption in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 namely Paragraph 3 (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) and because, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption of that information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

[Note The report and its appendices within this part of the agenda are attached for members of the Council and relevant officers only (printed on salmon paper)]

Cllr Taylor proposed and read the part II resolution in relation to agenda item 5. This was unanimously agreed by the Cabinet voting to go into part II.

RESOLVED

That with regard to agenda item 5 the public including the press should be excluded from the meeting on the grounds of exemption in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 namely paragraph 3 (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and because, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption of that information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Cabinet is requested to consider the exempt report and its exempt appendices and make the recommendations to Full Council as set out in paragraphs 3.1-3.9 of the report.

RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL

That Cabinet makes the recommendations to Council as set out in sections 3.1 – 3.9 of the report with amended sections 3.7 and 3.8.

Cllr Lintill introduced the item. She explained that the report had been discussed by the Group Leaders and had also been debated at Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Overview and Scrutiny Committee had proposed amendments to recommendations 3.7 and 3.8 which Cllr Lintill suggested Cabinet incorporate.

Mr Buckley explained that section 6.6 of the report should refer to a different Grant and clarified which Grant to members.

Members gave their support to the recommendations including the amendments proposed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Cllr Wilding and Cllr Sutton commented on the recommendation 3.7. The comments were noted by officers.

Cllr Sutton explained that he viewed recommendation 3.2 with great importance.

Cllr Plant wished to note that discussion had taken place around recommendation 3.6b.

All members thanked officers for their hard work in producing the detailed report.

In a vote the Cabinet agreed the resolutions to Council as set out in sections 3.1 – 3.9 of the report with amended sections 3.7 and 3.8.