Issue - items at meetings - Procedural Business

12A.    Declarations of Substitutes

12.1    Councillor Pidgeon was acting as Chairman for the meeting as Councillor Mitchell was unable to attend for personal reasons.

            Councillor Meadows had given her apologies.

Councillor McCaffery was acting as substitute for Councillor Mitchell.

Councillor Kennedy was acting as substitute for Councillor Randall.

12B.    Declarations of Interest

12.2    There were none.

12C.    Declarations of Party Whip

12.3    There were none.

12D.    Exclusion of Press and Public

12.4    In accordance with section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, it was considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of any items contained in the agenda, having regard to the nature of the business to be transacted and the nature of the proceedings and the likelihood as to whether, if members of the press and public were present, there would be disclosure to them of confidential or exempt information as defined in section 100I (1) of the said Act.

12.5    RESOLVED – That the press and public be not excluded from the meeting.

The Chairman reminded the Commission that the meeting was being webcast.