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Items to be considered in private - matters exempt from publication

If the Panel wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda or at any other point in the meeting, it will be necessary for the Panel to pass a resolution to that effect in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. .

The Panel may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Panel resolved to move into private session on the grounds that the presence of the public would likely involve the disclosure of exempt information in accordance with paragraph 3, Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Recommendation: That the open and confidential notes of the meeting held on 14 December 2020 be approved. (To follow)

The record of the meeting of 14 December 2020 was AGREED.

Report from the Scrutiny Officer on the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group’s response to recommendations from the Panel’s meeting on 14 December.

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To consider reports to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group (reports are open/ fully exempt as shown on that meeting’s agenda: pack to follow).

Minutes of the consideration of the relevant Shareholder and Joint Venture Group reports are detailed below.

The Panel considered the confidential report in private session and NOTED the report.

Simon Howick, Managing Director, Tim Sadler, Chair of the Board, Gregor Budde, Finance Director, Lindsay Cane, Company Secretary were present at the meeting for the duration of this item to answer questions.

There were no recommendations. Full notes are available in the confidential minutes.

The Panel discussed the exempt report in private session and agreed to NOTE the report.

Mike Day, Housing Company Managing Director, Jane Winfield, Housing Company Director, Michelle Thomas (invited observer) and David Watt, Finance Analyst joined the meeting to present the report to the Panel. Councillor Alex Hollingsworth joined the meeting for this item also.

Full notes of the item are available as confidential minutes.

The Panel discussed the exempt appendix in private session and agreed to NOTE the report.

Jane Winfield, Director of Barton Oxford LLP was present to answer questions.

Full notes of the discussion are available in the restricted minutes.

The next scheduled meeting of the Companies Scrutiny Panel will be held on:

-       21 June 2021

If an additional meeting of the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group is agreed, an additional meeting of this Panel will also be arranged.

It was NOTED that the current meeting was the last before the election.