Pre-Agenda Notice

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 not disclosing is to ensure the Council does not disclose its position regarding future Property negotiations which may lead to increased costs.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

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.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

There is financial information relating to the business affairs of the Council contained within the report and supplementary information, which outweighs the public interest in the decision.

The report and supplementary information contain confidentially sensitive information regarding future options for the service, which outweighs the public interest in the decision.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

The public interest in not disclosing is information in the report identifies vulnerability in the Council’s cyber security related to the network that currently serves the public surveillance system in Halton. There is significant risk the corporate network can be accessed via the existing arrangements.