1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.
2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.
3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-
RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of those parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.
Minutes:
RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated exempt on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information so designated as follows:
(a) Appendix 2 to the report referred to in minute 193 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that this information is not publicly available from the statutory registers of information kept in respect of certain companies or charities. It is considered that since this information was obtained through one to one negotiations for the purchase of the land/property referred to then it is not in the public interest to disclose this information at this point in time. Also, the release of such information would or would be likely to prejudice the Council’s commercial interests in relation to and undermine its attempts to acquire by agreement similar properties in the locality in that owners of other similar properties would be aware about the nature and level of consideration which may prove acceptable to the Council. It is considered that whilst there may be a public interest in disclosure, much of this information will be available from the Land Registry following completion of the purchases and consequently the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information at this point in time.
(b) Annex 2 to the report referred to in minute 197 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) and (2) and on the grounds that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because Education Leeds has a duty to secure improvement and increased confidence in the schools concerned and this would be adversely affected by the disclosure of the information.
(c) Annex 2 to the report referred to in minute 198 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) and (2) and on the grounds that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because Education Leeds has a duty to secure improvement and increased confidence in the schools concerned and this would be adversely affected by the disclosure of the information.
(d) Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to the report referred to in minute 205 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rules 10.4(3) and on the grounds that this information is not publicly available from the statutory registers of information kept in respect of certain companies or charities. It is considered that since this information was obtained through one to one negotiations for the transfer of assets then it is not in the public interest to disclose this information at this point in time as it could undermine this method of negotiation and affect the integrity of transfer of assets by this process. Also it is considered that the release of such information would or would be likely to prejudice the Council’s commercial interests in relation other similar asset transfers in that prospective transferees of other similar assets about the nature and level of consideration which may prove acceptable to the Council. It is considered that whilst there may be a public interest in disclosure, much of this information will be available from the Land Registry following completion of the purchases and consequently the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information at this point in time.
(e) The appendix to the supplementary report referred to in minute 185 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that the information relates to the financial or business affairs of a particular charitable organisation and of the Council. The information is not publicly available from the statutory registers of information kept in respect of certain companies and charities. It is considered that since the information was obtained through one to one negotiations for the disposal of the property then it is not in the public interest to disclose the information at this point in time as it could undermine this method of negotiation and affect the integrity of disposing of property/land by this process. Also it is considered that the release of such information would or would be likely to prejudice the Council’s commercial interests in relation to this or other similar transactions in that prospective purchasers of this or other similar properties would have information about the nature and level of consideration which may prove acceptable to the Council. It is considered that whilst there may be public interest in disclosure, much of this information will be publicly available from the Land Registry following completion of any transaction and consequently the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information at this point in time.
(f) Appendix 1 and Schedule 1 to the report referred to in minute 206 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that the public interest in maintaining the exemption on the information contained within Appendix 1 and Schedule 1 of the report which relates to the proposals to progress design proposals for the proposed arena development, the adoption of the contractor procurement strategy, the implementation of the project management arrangements and the proposed legal agreement outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, as to do so would prejudice the ongoing negotiations and hence the cost to the Council of developing the arena.