Agenda

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Other Disclosable Interest which they have in any item of business on the agenda, no later than when that item is reached or as soon as the interest becomes apparent and, with Disclosable Pecuniary interests, to leave the meeting during any discussion or voting on the item.

PART II

In this case the Board has a discretion to exclude the press and public and, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, it is RECOMMENDED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information given it relates to information relating to employee and/or Trade Union discussions.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

The public interest in not disclosing is because the report contains commercially sensitive information that has the potential to compromise the business affairs of the Council and third parties.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

The public interest in not disclosing the information is that to do so may well prejudice the Council both now and in future in procuring advocacy services.