Agenda and minutes

Councillor Peter Jones sent apologies. Councillor Hilary Hibbert-Biles attended as a substitute.

The Chairman declared an interest as the cabinet member when the partnership was founded.

Councillor Jenny Hannaby declared an interest as a trustee of the Wantage Care Home.

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on December 6^th 2011, and December 15^th 2012.

The minutes of the meetings of December 6^th and December 15^th were approved and signed.

EXEMPT INFORMATION

It is RECOMMENDED that the public be excluded for the duration of item 5 (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 that 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 that item.

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.

The committee are invited to examine the principles for developing the Partnership Agreement with the Oxfordshire Care Partnership and specific service developments to achieve service and financial objectives of the Council and the Oxfordshire Care Partnership.

The information in this case is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed categories:

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

and 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, in that otherwise commercially sensitive information would be disclosed to the detriment of the companies involved.

EXEMPT INFORMATION

It was resolved that the public be excluded for the duration of item 5 (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 that 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 that item.

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.

The committee were invited to examine the principles for developing the Partnership Agreement with the Oxfordshire Care Partnership and specific service developments to achieve service and financial objectives of the Council and the Oxfordshire Care Partnership.

The information in this case is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed categories:

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

and 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, in that otherwise commercially sensitive information would be disclosed to the detriment of the companies involved.

Councillor Stevens AGREED to submit his concerns to the Monitoring Officer for a response. This correspondence has been shared with members of the committee, who will be updated on the progress of negotiations at the next meeting of the committee.

A vote was taken to accept the principles of the report. The committee voted in favour by margin of 6 to 2.