Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members in relation to the business to be transacted at this meeting.

To receive declarations of any dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of any dispensations granted by the Standards Committee in relation to the business to be transacted at this meeting.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2009, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Executive Procedure Rule 15 (Part 4D of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no petitions had been received or public questions put under the provisions of Executive Procedure Rules 15 and 16 respectively.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 23 (Part 4F of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  That no matters had been referred to the Executive Member for reconsideration in accordance with the provisions contained in the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 22 (Part 4F of the Constitution).

(if any)

RESOLVED:  To note that no reports had been received.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

RESOLVED:  That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item, as it contained information under Paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, relating to information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings:

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

The Leader of the Council considered a report of the Director of Legal and Goverance on the options arising in the London Authorities Mutual Ltd. (LAML) case, following the Court of Appeal judgment in June 2009.

The report was urgent because the deadline for seeking permission to appeal was 8 July 2009, and counsel would need to draft extensive grounds for seeking permission.

Consideration was given to a range of options set out in section 2 of the report

RESOLVED:  That the Director of Legal and Governance Services be authorised to seek permission from the House of Lords (soon the Supreme Court) to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal in June 2009 regarding the London Authorities Mutual Ltd case in accordance with option 4 which encompassed option 5,as outlined in section 2 of the report.