Pre-Agenda Notice

Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012

Notice is hereby given that under Regulation 5 of the above, Councillor Woolfall, as Chair of the Environment and Urban Renewal Policy and Performance Board, has agreed to the following item of business being considered as a Key Decision, as the item of business is considered urgent and cannot reasonably be deferred for the reason stated below:

REASON:

In order to develop these proposals further, the Council needs to take the Framework to the April Executive Board. Authorisation cannot wait until the next Executive Board meeting in June 2025.

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:

Paragraph 3 of the legislation applies. The public interest in not disclosing is to ensure the Council does not disclose its position regarding future property negotiations which may lead to increased costs.