Agenda and minutes

RECOMMENDATION that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act:

·         Paragraph 1 (information relating to an individual);

·         Paragraph 2 (information likely to reveal the identity of an individual); and

·         Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial and business affairs of any particular person [including the authority holding that information]).

RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act, namely:

·         Paragraph 1 (information relating to individuals);

·         Paragraph 2 (information relating to reveal identity of individuals); and

·         Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial and business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)).

(a).      Report of the Director of Corporate Services (DSFRA/16/22) attached;

(b).      To consider the Motion submitted in accordance with Standing Order 15, the text of which is included in the above report.

DSFRA/34        Commercial Activities Governance

(An item taken in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 during which the press and public were excluded from the meeting).

(Councillors Healey, Thomas and Woodman each declared, in accordance with the Authority’s Approved Code of Members’ Conduct, personal interests in this item by virtue of being Authority-appointed non-executive directors on the Board of Red One Ltd.  Additionally, given this interest, Councillor Healey vacated the Chair, with Councillor Greenslade [Authority Vice-Chair] presiding for this item).

At the outset of discussing the item and given the interests so declared, the Authority was invited to consider:

(a).      whether Councillors Healey, Thomas and Woodman should remain in the room and participate in debating the item; and

(b).      if so, whether they should be allowed to propose or second motions and vote in relation to the item.

This was put to the vote whereupon it was

RESOLVED that Councillors Healey, Thomas and Woodman be allowed to remain in the room and participate in the debate on the item but not to propose, second or vote on any motions or decisions in relation to this item.

[The remainder of the Minutes for this meeting contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Act”).  Given this, the Proper Officer has produced, in accordance with Section 100C(2) of the Act, a written summary of this part of the meeting (where the press and public were excluded as exempt information might be disclosed) setting out a reasonably fair and coherent record of the meeting without disclosing the exempt information. 

This written summary is set out in report DSFRA/16/23 as submitted to the Authority meeting on 19 December 2016.  The full Minutes of the Authority extraordinary meeting held on 31 October 2016 and containing the exempt information were submitted to the Authority meeting of 19 December 2016 for confirmation as a correct record.  This was done during that part of the meeting where the press and public were excluded].