Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED:               to exclude the public for the duration of agenda item 4 since it is likely that if they were present during that item there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified below in relation to the item and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information on the grounds set out in the item.

3.      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

The report relating to the exempt item has not been made public and should be regarded as strictly private to members and officers entitled to receive it.

Forward Plan Ref: 2009/135

Contact:Laurence Dowden, Service Manager, Major Programmes, Social & Community Services Tel: (01865) 323685

Sue Ryde, Service Manager Strategy & Performance (Infrastructure), Social & Community Services Tel: (01865) 862529

 4.00 pm

Report by Head of Social & Community Services (CMDL4).

This report seeks to end the Deficit Funding Agreement with Servite with respect Old Station House, Abingdon. In order to end the agreement a capital payment to Servite is required. This report seeks approval to that payment being made through Prudential Borrowing. The annexes attached to the report set out the financial savings achieved for the Authority by adopting this approach. It also seeks approval to the service being transferred to the Order Of St John as part of the contract with Oxfordshire Care Partnership.

The public should  be excluded during this item because its discussion in public would be likely to lead to the disclosure to members of the public present of information in the following category:

3.      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Leader of the Council is RECOMMENDED that approval is given to the ending of the DFA agreement and lease with Servite, subject to the issue of the repayment of the mortgage being agreed by the appropriate parties, and new arrangements being made with an alternative provider as indicated above.

Approval is given to the action set out in the report, subject to the conditions outlined there in, and to new arrangements being made as detailed.