Issue - items at meetings - Procedural Business

Apologies from Cllr Craig Turton

Substitutes

Cllr David Smart for Cllr Carol Theobald

Declarations of interest

The Chairman, Councillor Amy Kennedy declared an interest: in Item 13 on Major Projects “As a member of the Planning Committee I will be required to determine any planning application submitted in respect of this project. My involvement in the scrutiny function in respect of the project is not to be interpreted as any pre-disposition or pre-determination of that planning application on my part. Any such planning application will be treated entirely on its planning merits and I am able to participate in the overview and scrutiny process accordingly.”

Exclusion of the press and public

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 a member of the press and public were present, there would be disclosure to them of confidential or exempt information as defined in section 1001(1) of said Act.

RESOLVED – that the press and public are excluded from the meeting during item 13, Major Projects Update

47(a) Substitutes

There were none.

47(b) Declaration of interest

There were none.

47(c) Exclusion of press and public

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 a member of the press and public were present, there would be disclosure to them of confidential or exempt information as defined in section 1001(1) of said Act.

RESOLVED – that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the discussion of Item 56 under Category 3.