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. The item should be taken as a part II item so as to protect the Councils commercial confidentiality.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information in order to protect the confidentiality of the Council and third-party confidentiality.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. The item should be taken as a part II item so as to protect the Councils commercial confidentiality.

Reason for taking the item in Part II:

Information contained within the report is of a commercially sensitive nature and needs to remain confidential so as not to prejudice negotiations.

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 disclosing the information.

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

Notice is hereby given that under Regulation 10 of the above, Councillor Dourley, as Chair of the Health Policy and Performance Board, has agreed to the above item of business being considered as a Key Decision in Part II, as the item of business is considered urgent and cannot reasonable be deferred for the reason stated below:

REASON:

Approval is needed to grant an extension to the contract until the new contracts commence on Monday 28^th April 2025.