Agenda and minutes

It was proposed, seconded and:

RESOLVED:That Councillor Stratford be elected Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2014(PB3) and to receive information arising from them.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2014 were agreed and signed subject to the addition of Phillip Purves, HR Business Advisor - S&CS to the list of those present.

RESOLVED:           that the public be excluded for the duration of items PB6E and PB7E in the Agenda since it is likely that if they were present during those items there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified in relation to the respective items in the Agenda and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of each case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

PUBLIC SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC.

To approve the exempt part of the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2014 (PB6E) and to receive information arising from them.

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 prescribed categories:

1.               Information relating to any individual;

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

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, 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 the 20 November 2014 were agreed and signed.

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 prescribed categories:

1.               Information relating to any individual;

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

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, 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 Remuneration Committee, as the Employing Authority, has delegated to this Sub-Committee the determination of benefits for individual applications for early retirement.

Reports PB7 and annexes 1-5 set out five applications for early retirement in total.

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 prescribed categories:

1.               Information relating to any individual;

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

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, 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 Sub-Committee is RECOMMENDED to note the cases for early retirement and to determine the individual benefits to be paid.

The Remuneration Committee, as the Employing Authority, had delegated to this Sub-Committee the determination of benefits for individual applications for early retirement.

The Sub-Committee considered the report PB7 which set out seven applications for early retirement in total and determined the individual benefits to be paid as set out in the Annexes to the report.

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 prescribed categories:

1.               Information relating to any individual;

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

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, 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.