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 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) Appendices 1 and 2 to the report referred to in minute 5 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(2) and on the grounds that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information by reason of the fact that
(i) Appendix 1 identifies each property address that it is proposed be leased to LHC and as such could be used to identify the supported tenants who already live at those addresses
(ii) Appendix 2 identifies each property address that it is proposed to be leased to GIPSIL and as such could be used to identify the supported tenants who already live at those addresses.
(b) Appendix 2 to the report referred to in minute 16 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that it contains detailed sensitive information about the financial position of the Council and it is considered that the public interest in maintaining confidentiality outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because release of this information at this time could prejudice the ongoing negotiations with the vendor.
(c) Appendix 1 to the report referred to in minute 7 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because it refers to the Invitation To Qualify document which sets down the minimum requirements of FIFA which host cities must meet, England 2018 advises that the contents of the Invitation To Quality must not be made public and that Applicant Host Cities in breach of this condition may be disqualified from the Host City bidding competition, accordingly some of the information provided for Members is contained in the exempt section of this report on the basis that disclosure could prejudice the outcome of the bid and the commercial interests of the Council.
(d) Appendix A to the report referred to in minute 10 under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that it is considered not to be in the public interest to disclose this information at this point in time as it could undermine the Council’s position in negotiating with the building owner, the release of this information could also prejudice the Council’s interests in relation to this or other similar transactions in that the land owner of this or other similar properties would obtain information 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 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 this information at this point in time.