Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received.

At this point Members must declare whether they have an interest, whether personal or prejudicial, in any of the items on the agenda. Members must also declare if they are subject to their party group whip in relation to any items under consideration.

No declarations of interests were made.

In accordance with standing orders, Members are asked to determine whether agenda item 4, Adjudication on a complaint received against a Council Member, which contains exempt information presented to a Standards Committee, set up to consider any matter under regulations 13 or 16 to 20 of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008, or referred under s58(1) (c) of the Local Government Act 2000 should be exempt and the press and public excluded from the meeting when it is discussed, or whether the public interest in disclosing this information outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption.

It was agreed that the meeting would be held in public.

The sub committee to adjudicate and decide upon the outcome of a complaint made against Councillor Darren Fower.  The Monitoring Officer’s report will be published as soon as it becomes available.