Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Epps (Councillor Thomas substituting) and Councillor Graham.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2026 and to receive information arising from them.

Resolved:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2026 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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 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 minutes containing exempt information under the above paragraph are attached.

To approve the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2026 and to receive information arising from them.

RESOLVED:

That the public be excluded for the duration of items 4 and 5 since it was 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 those items and since it was considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED:
That the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2026 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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

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

2.    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 report and annex containing exempt information under the above paragraph are attached.

The Committee approved the recommendations in the report.