None.

Recommendation: to agree the attached terms of reference for the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group noting also the membership and that meetings will be chaired by the Leader of the Council or in their absence another member notified by the Leader of the Council.

The Shareholder and Joint Venture Group resolved to adopt the terms of reference  proposed for it and noted that its meetings would be Chaired by the Leader of the Council or, in their absence, another member notified by the Leader of the Council.

If the SJVG 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, it will be necessary for the SJVG to pass a resolution 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 SJVG 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 SJVG passed a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012  to exclude the press and members of the public 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 Group is asked to consider any comments and/or recommendations from the Companies’ Scrutiny Panel meeting.

In private session.

Purpose of report: To update the Shareholder Group on the ODS Group performance for the year 2020/21 and headline key matters in 2021/22.

Recommendations are set out in the report.

In private session.

Recommendation: to approve the open and private minutes of the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group meetings on 10 March, 17 March and 14 April 2021 as a true and correct record.

The private and public minutes of Shareholder and Joint Venture Group meetings held on 10 March, 17 March and 14 April 2021 were agreed as true and accurate records.