Agenda and minutes

To receive and record any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor Cheshire.

To receive and record any declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of interest from any of the members present.

The Cabinet is asked to consider whether to pass a resolution excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the agenda.  If members wish to do so then this could be achieved by passing the following resolution.  Members are not required to pass the resolution but the Solicitor to the Council recommends this as to the item set out below.

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 6 – Five Districts Corporate Services Market Testing

(Paragraph 3)

RESOLVED that the press and the public be excluded from the meeting during

the consideration of the following items 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).

The motion having been approved, the Chairman took the opportunity to remind members in the public gallery of their obligation under the Code of Conduct to maintain the confidentiality of this item.

(This item was taken in camera)

Councillor Fairhurst presented an exempt report setting out progress on the outsourcing project.

RESOLVED that Information Technology, Payroll, Procurement and Finance (Accountancy and Exchequer) be added to the 5 Councils’ market testing.