Agenda item - Declarations of substitutes and interests and exclusions

The Chair of the Board will formally ask if anyone is attending to represent another member, and if anyone has a personal and/or financial interest in anything being discussed at the meeting.  The Board will then consider whether any of the discussions to be held need to be in private.

12(a)  Apologies & Declaration of Substitutes

12.1    It was noted that, Siobhan Melia (SCFT), Dr Jane Padmore (SPFT) and Dr Andy Heeps (UHS), voting members had sent their apologies. Also, Geoff Raw (Chief Executive, Brighton & Hove City Council), Joanna Martindale (Community Works), Tom Lambert (Carers Centre) and Annie Callanan had sent their apologies.

1.2      Andy Jones was present in substitution for Ashley Scarff.

12(b)  Declarations of Interests

12.3    There were none.

12(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public

12.4    In accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Act”), the Health and Wellbeing Board considered whether the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item of business on the grounds that it is likely in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during it, there would be disclosure to them of confidential information as defined in Section 100A (3) of the Act.

12.5    RESOLVED - That the public be not excluded during consideration of any item of business set out on the agenda.