Issue - meetings

Arrangement of Agenda

Meeting: 17/10/2006 - Call-In Sub-Committee (Item 11)

Arrangement of Agenda

To consider whether any of the items listed on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it is thought likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence or of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1972 (as amended).

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That (1) in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the meeting be called with less than 5 clear working days’ notice by virtue of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency stated below:-

 

Special Circumstances/Grounds for Urgency

Under Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 22, a meeting of the Call?in Sub?Committee must be held within 7 clear working days of the receipt of a request for call-in.  This meeting therefore had to be arranged at short notice and it was not possible for the agenda to be published 5 clear working days prior to the meeting

 

(2)  in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following papers be admitted to the meeting by virtue of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency stated below:-

 

Item

 

Special Circumstances/Grounds for Urgency

6.   Call-in of the Decision of the Property, Housing, Planning (Development) and Planning (Strategic) Portfolio Holder: Vaughan Centre – Tabled Documents:

 

·         Council Motion from meeting held on 20 January 2005 entitled Locally Listed Buildings

·         Section D12 of Harrow’s Unitary Development Policy regarding Locally Listed Buildings

The lead signatory to the Call-in tabled these papers to support the Call-in request. The papers were admitted onto the agenda in order to enable Members to consider all information relevant to the item before them for decision.

 

(3)  it be noted that agenda item 5 “Protocol for the Operation of the Call-in Sub-Committee”  had been admitted erroneously onto the agenda and was therefore removed;

 

(4)  all items be considered with the press and public present.

 

(See also Minute 13).