Agenda and minutes

To receive and record any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Guest and Cllr Pike.

To receive and record any declarations of interest.

Councillor Briggs declared an interest in part of the report insofar as it related to Vinci Construction UK (Limited), in his capacity as a Director of Norse South East, and left the meeting during consideration of all debate and recommendations in relation to Vinci.

The Executive Director (Commercial) who had been present as an observer also left the meeting for the debate and recommendations in relation to Vinci in her capacity as a Director of Norse South East.

RECOMMENDED that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item headed and numbered as below because:

(a)       it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the descriptions specified in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 shown against the heading in question; and

(b)       in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Item 4 – 5 Councils Corporate Services Contracts

Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

RESOLVED that the press and the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item as:-

(i)         it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Local Government Act 1972; and

(ii)        in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The report to be considered was exempt under Paragraph 3 – Information

relating to the financial affairs or business affairs of any particular person

(including the Authority holding that information).

To consider the recommendations as set out in the exempt  report (to be circulated separately).

(This item was taken in camera)

Councillor Bains presented an exempt report, inviting Cabinet to consider the current position with regard to the contracts for corporate services entered into the Five Councils’ Partnership and to make recommendations to full Council.

RESOLVED as set out in the restricted minute.