Exclusion of the Press and Public
The following agenda items contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972.
Paragraph 1 – Information relating to any individual
Paragraph 2 – Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.
Paragraph 4 – Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.
Paragraph 5 – Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.
Paragraph 6 – Information which reveals that the authority proposes:
(a) to give under any enactment a notice under or by virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or
(b) to make an order or direction under any enactment
Paragraph 7 – Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.
Members are reminded that whilst the following agenda items have been marked as exempt, it is for Council to decide whether or not to consider each of them in private or in public. In making the decision, members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information. In considering their discretion members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.
Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are recommended to pass the following recommendation:
“That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the above paragraphs of Schedule 12A.”
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Resolved
That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 12A of that Act.