Agenda and minutes

It was moved by Councillor D Cooper, seconded by Councillor J Simmons and

RESOLVED THAT:

Councillor R Sutton be appointed as Chair of the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence received.

Under the Code of Conduct members are reminded that in declaring interests you should make clear the nature of that interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest, registerable interest or other interest.

There were no interests declared.

Assessment Sub-Committee to decide whether the press and public should be excluded from the hearing and the grounds for the exclusion based on representations from all parties.

The Deputy Monitoring Officer advised the Sub Committee that the press and public should be excluded, in keeping with the guidance which he set out for members.

It was moved by Councillor R Sutton, seconded by Councillor J Simmons and

RESOLVED THAT:

In pursuance of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that the business to be transacted involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The report of the Legal Team Manager and Deputy Monitoring Officer.

The Deputy Monitoring Officer presented his report and responded to members of the Sub Committee. The Independent Person offered their views on their complaint. It was

RESOLVED THAT:

The Assessment Sub Committee made a finding on the complaint as set out within the report.