Agenda and minutes

The following apologies were received:

Councillor Matelot (Councillor Heathcoat substituting)

Councillor Sibley (Councillor Broad substituting)

Councillor Woodcock (Councillor Richards substituting).

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on  26 July 2019 (JSSPC3) and to receive information arising from them.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2019 were approved and signed as a correct record.

It is RECOMMENDED that the public be excluded for the duration of items JSSP 5 and 6 since it is likely that if they were present during those 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 items 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 PAPERS TO THE ITEM HAS NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ BY MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE IT.

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THE CONTENTS SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED WITH OTHERS AND NO COPIES SHOULD BE MADE.

RESOLVED: that the public be excluded for the duration of items JSSP 5 and 6 since it is likely that if they were present during those 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 items 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.

To approve the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2018 (JSSP6) and to receive information arising from them.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1.    Information relating to any individual

2.    Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual and

3.    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

The exempt minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2019 were approved and signed as a correct record

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1.    Information relating to any individual

2.    Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual and

3.    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

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 categories prescribed by Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended):

1.    Information relating to any individual

2.    Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual and

3.    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

and it is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

Consideration of an appointment of the Corporate Director:  Customers and Organisational Development.

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 categories prescribed by Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended):

1.    Information relating to any individual

2.    Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual and

3.    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person.

and it is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

Members agreed the appointment of Claire Taylor as the Corporate Director:  Customers and Organisational Development.

Following the decision in line with regulations, Cabinet Members were given an opportunity to make objections. No objections were received